“Jürgen Klopp’s success rate in European finals is 20% (P5 W1,L4),” notes James Smith. “Is there a manager with a worse record that has played a similar number of European finals?”
Yes, is the short answer – but the Liverpool manager is in good company with one Champions League final win from four. And remember, you’ve got to get to so many finals in the first place to even be considered for this. Over to Dirk Maas: “Klopp has equalled Marcello Lippi’s feat during his spells with Juventus in the 1990s and 2000s. Arsène Wenger and Héctor Cúper, meanwhile, were left empty-handed from their three finals in a major Uefa club competition.”
