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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sid Lowe in Madrid

Jürgen Klopp clinging to ‘1% chance’ of three-goal comeback at Real Madrid

Jürgen Klopp gives his pre-match press conference in Madrid
Jürgen Klopp was honest about Liverpool’s chances in the second leg of the Champions League tie in Madrid. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Jürgen Klopp insisted that he would cling to the tiniest chance of Liverpool reaching the Champions League quarter-finals despite conceding that his team are a “complete outsider” as they bid to overturn a 5-2 deficit against the reigning champions Real Madrid.

After the Spanish champions’ record victory in the first leg at Anfield, Klopp had said it was over. But on the eve of the second, where he conceded that even a good performance would not be good enough, he insisted: “Three weeks later, there is a game to play and if there is even a 1% chance, I would like to give it a try.

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