Before the first Champions League quarter-final match happening this evening, "Liverpool" strategist Jurgen Klopp stated that he did not want to compete against the "Porto" team.
The German did not intend to rely on favorable history - a year ago in the quarter-final stage, the English team defeated the Portuguese with a total score of 5:0, although the match at "Anfield" stadium ended in a 0:0 draw.
"People talk a lot of things. Everyone wanted "Porto" until they got "Porto."
If we speak honestly, we did not want this team.
We only look at numbers, names, and compositions. Meanwhile, fans who understand football did not want the Portuguese team, that is the whole truth. Of course, everyone feared "Liverpool."
We do not want to give the opponents a feeling that it will be easy to play here - for most Champions League teams, "Anfield" is a difficult place to compete," said J. Klopp.
