Klopp: “We got off to a good start and were exposed to Real’s counterattacks”

Jurgen Klopp pointed out that they conceded a funny second goal from Real and that brought it up and down, despite the fantastic atmosphere, he thinks they easily lost the balls in the center and were exposed in defense from Real’s counter attacks and pointed out that tonight’s matches they will be taught a lesson for the rematch and they will go to Madrid to play their football and score goals.

Analytically: “We started the match super, we had everything we could have asked for with the score at 2-0, with us feeling good and the atmosphere on the pitch being amazing and then they scored. We should have defended earlier and better. Sure, better.

Their second goal was funny, you’ll have to accept that, but I still feel good after the first half. I’m not sure if there was a foul on their third goal, but even so, we should have defended better on the foul they took.

This was a real ‘hit’. We lost too many balls at the wrong times. I can’t remember any pass to Nunes behind the lines in the second half. We couldn’t keep the momentum going and they did whatever our opponents wanted.

I told the guys that we’ve been hit hard, but a loss is only a loss if we don’t learn from it. We still want to get the win in Madrid and we will go there to give a football game. If we are forced to score goals there, every counter-attack will be an opportunity for them and we have to learn from what happened tonight.”