Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has come out to say that he and his team will not be underrating Villarreal in the UCL semis. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Juventus and Bayern Munich might have made that mistake but his team will not also fall prey when the two sides meet in the first leg of their Champions League clash this week.
Klopp added that he has absolute respect for Unai Emery and his team, and he is expecting a feisty match.
His words, “There might have been a slight advantage [for Villarreal] where Juve or Bayern might have underestimated them but that won’t happen with us. They want to be part of the final but it’s the same importance for us,”
“It’s special. It’s crazy — a massive game. So many coaches, players work their socks off their whole lives and don’t get close to this. We have to cherish it and enjoy it.”
“We have properly analysed Villarreal. I have proper respect for Unai and them. I watched them properly and wow! Impressive. He is a detail-obsessed manager. Different ways to press and react to different results.”
On the home support vs Barcelona years back, “We need a similar atmosphere and a big performance. I need to be on top of my game, so do the boys, that is fine. If a semi-final in this competition would be easy, something would be really wrong. I can’t wait for it, to be honest,”
“There are moments when we will suffer and I know that. We don’t need to get nervous but we can make them suffer too.”
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