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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the 4-0 win against Barcelona on Tuesday was "unbelievable" and paid tribute to his players' conviction of securing the shock of their 4-3 total win and their place in the ranking. Final of the league of champions.
The German was clearly moved at the end of the match as Anfield's crazy crowd sang the club anthem "You'll never walk alone" with the players lined up in front of the Kop.
"When I saw the boys after the match and their tears in their eyes, it's football and they are professionals and it's always like that," Klopp said.
"This club touches you like crazy, it's like you're feeling a lot more than others at this time, it's really great, I love it.
"It's a special, very special night, and winning against Barcelona is obviously one of the toughest things in the world of football, so winning against Barcelona when you're 3-0 in the game does not help.
"We had to score four goals and we were not allowed to concede, which made it even more difficult, so we did not really think about it, to be 100% honest.
"We tried to bet on Barcelona's performance, all the good things we did there, and we tried to win the match step by step.
"We have the ball, we are attacking with all we have, they have the ball, we are defending with everything we have, and that made the match really special, it was really hard to play against us. evening."
Liverpool took a seventh-minute lead over Divock Origi before hitting twice after the break, thanks to substitute substitute Georginio Wijnaldum, before Orbi got the fourth goal.
Throughout the match, Liverpool played with thrilling energy and unwavering determination, while still being able to sculpt a shaky Barcelona defense.
"What the boys did – this mix, once again, of great heart and talent in football – is incredible," added Klopp.
"But … we did not learn it in the first game, we already knew it before.
"I told the boys before the match:" I do not think it's possible, but because it's you, I think we have a chance ", it's because they're really giants of mentality.
"It's amazing after the season we played, the games we had, the injuries we have now."
The German said that few would have thought her team could get the result needed to reach the final, where she will face Ajax Amsterdam or Tottenham Hotspur.
"If you go out there and ask who's betting a penny on us, I do not think you'll find a lot of people, and then going out there and doing a performance like this on the field is incredible," he said. said.
"I'm really proud to be the manager of this team.What they did tonight is so special and I'll remember it forever." I do not know if it's already happened and I do not know if this can happen again … the boys did it and it was brilliant. "
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