Jurgen Klopp is wary of the threat posed by Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final, claiming they are still “world class”.
Klopp is ignoring the bookies who make Liverpool favourites and the pundits who claim Real are not as strong as they were when they beat the Reds in the 2018 final. Five of that Real side started in their sensational semi-final win over Manchester City and Klopp notes their midfield triumvirate of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro is still intact.
Karim Benzema is enjoying his most-prolific season at 34, while Brazilian forwards Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior are having fine campaigns. Real also won La Liga by 13 points and knocked out Paris St Germain, last year’s winners Chelsea and newly-crowned Premier League champions City during their march to Paris.
