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Jurgen Klopp rarely missed a smile. But when he watched the draw of the Champions League, his smile would have been as wide as that of the Mersey.
Liverpool did not have that last eight opponents that everyone wanted, Porto.
Even playing the first leg at home was a minor inconvenience.
Estadio Dragao is a pbadionate amphitheater, but after absorbing the requirements of Bavaria in the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, Klopp's men will be interested.
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But what would have really given the Liverpool boss an extra spring is the impending clash between Manchester City and the Spurs.
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City could have overtaken Liverpool as the battle for the crown reached its home stretch.
But now they face off against the Spurs, including the first European night in Tottenham, New Zealand, with a capacity of 62,000, in a manic, frenetic and exhausting episode of seven huge games in less than 19 days .
Assuming City beats Swansea this weekend – and they are big favorites ", they will then play their FA Cup semifinals on Saturday, April 6 or the next day.
That, of course, could be against the neighbors and rivals of Manchester United, a titanic clash at Wembley.
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Just three days later, City will return to London, a few miles away around the Circular North, for the shock of the Spurs Champions League.
And this is just the beginning of a series of games that will drain even Pep Guardiola's resources.
On April 14, it is again the capital. South of the Thames this time, against a team Crystal Palace who has already claimed his scalp once this season and who missed a penalty late in Selhurst, far from the first team to beat them also.
The following weekend they will play two more times against the Spurs, both at Etihad. The return match in Europe is followed by a midweek game preceding the Premier League match.
And on April 24, I would just like to say that all is well, another home game, this time against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United.
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Every game is under tremendous pressure, an intense physical and mental challenge.
In contrast, Liverpool only has five games in the same period.
They start in Southampton, a field where they tend to win on Friday, April 5th.
That gives more time to prepare for the first leg in Porto, ahead of the April 14 home match against Chelsea.
Liverpool will then travel to Portugal before his April 21 trip to Cardiff, haunted by relegation. And then finish the month playing Huddersfield at home.
This certainly seems like a more manageable program, just as members are clamoring for mercy.
Klopp will not claim that he had the best. But he will know that is the case.
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