Liverpool play Atlético Madrid in last 16, first legKlopp: ‘We want to be there in Istanbul if possible’Jürgen Klopp has said
Liverpool return to the scene of their sixth European triumph not with the confidence of
Champions League holders but to prove they are contenders to defend their crown in Istanbul.
The reigning European champions face Atlético Madrid at Estadio Metropolitano on Tuesday 262 days after defeating
Tottenham to win their latest Champions League title. Klopp has claimed
Juventus and
Paris Saint Germain are bigger favourites for this season’s competition than his runaway
Premier League leaders, who will become the first English team in history to reach three consecutive European Cup/Champions League finals should they reach this season’s showpiece at the home of their 2005 triumph. But he admits there is no better place or opponent for Liverpool to reaffirm their European credentials than away at Diego Simeone’s Atlético.