Diogo Jota has jokingly shared his relief that Liverpool are unlikely to face Real Madrid in Europe this season.
The Portuguese joined the Reds from Wolves in the summer of 2020, and has been knocked out of the Champions League by the Spanish giants in each of his three seasons with the club. While Jurgen Klopp’s men lost in the final to Real Madrid in 2022, they suffered quarter-final and round-of-16 exits at their hand in 2021 and 2023 respectively.
Liverpool ultimately struggled across the board last season as they failed to finish in the top four for the first time since 2015/16, though an 11-game unbeaten run to finish the campaign at least saw them recover enough to finish fifth and qualify for the Europa League.
