Jurgen Klopp promised Liverpool ’s fans that he will take them back to Istanbul after the Reds’ Champions League dream ended in heartbreak.
Real Madrid became European champions for the 14th time when Vinicius Junior’s second-half strike settled a game that had been dominated by Klopp’s side. Liverpool missed out on the Premier League and Champions League in the space of six days and had to settle for the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
But the final of Europe’s top competition returns to Istanbul next year - and Klopp has made it his mission to take Liverpool to the scene of their 2005 triumph.