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Thiago Alcantara admits Liverpool must accept 'reality' of Premier League situation in top four chase

Thiago Alcantara Liverpool EPL Stefan Bajcetic Chelsea John Henry Jurgen Klopp Srdan Bajcetic UEFA Champions League PL

Thiago Alcantara has admitted Liverpool can’t think about qualifying for next season’s Champions League after suggesting they are suffering ill-effects from last year’s unprecedented quadruple push.

The Reds won both the League Cup and the FA Cup, but missed out on the Premier League title by a solitary point on the last day of the season before falling to a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have struggled this season off the back of last year’s astonishing campaign, and find themselves 10 points off the top four down in eighth position after drawing 0-0 with Chelsea on Saturday as their Premier League campaign reached its midway point.

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