Jurgen Klopp has played down the idea of revenge ahead of Liverpool's reunion with Real Madrid in a Champions League final. Picture: Paul ELLIS / AFP.
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp says he is not motivated by revenge as he prepares his side to take on Real Madrid in another Uefa Champions League final.
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The Reds were beaten 3-1 by Zinedine Zidane’s Real in the final in 2018, and get another shot at the most successful team in Europe on Saturday in Paris.
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Liverpool attacker Mo Salah has already talked of Liverpool wanting revenge for that defeat, but Klopp has played down the idea.
“I don’t believe in revenge, I understand it, but I don’t think you have ever heard of revenge being a fantastic idea,” said Klopp.
“I understand what Mo said. He wants to put it right. I want to put it right. In Germany we say ‘you always meet twice in life’ that sounds like more of a threat than it is. It is that you should behave well in the first moment you meet, because (otherwise) if you meet again you will get a reaction. It is fine between me and us and Madrid.”