No one like Jürgen Klopp seemed so affected by last night's defeat at Anfield. The German, great architect of the last glorious stage of Liverpool, the coach who set the trend in Europe, knelt before the strategic approach of Diego Simeone. So he went to the press room seriously and acknowledging his disbelief at the elimination of the Champions League. Before attending to the journalists, he tripped and was close to falling. The metaphor of defeat.

"If I said what I think about Atlético, it would sound like the worst loser in the world ... I am the worst person when I lose, that's why I get angry," said the coach, who does not agree with Simeone's style and who last night threw a dart poisoned: «I don't understand why Atlético, with the quality that some players have, such as Koke or Saúl, plays football in this way. He could play good football, but he prefers to stay behind and counterattack, ”he explained to BT Sport's microphones.

Klopp said that during the past two years, in which they have reached two finals, Liverpool also had "lucky moments", but that last night everything turned against them at decisive moments. Especially in the action of 2-1, with the two clamorous errors of Adrián San Miguel.

"Too late"

"He is a great goalkeeper and I want to insist on it. Although he had made a bad decision when backing up, then it was also necessary for Llorente to score. To concede a goal is part of the game and it did not have to influence, but that moment changed everything ”, lamented the former coach of Dortmund about the decisive action of his goalkeeper.

After listing all the strengths of his team, which he believed played "exceptionally", Klopp again criticized Simeone's system. “It is very difficult to play against such a team. We accept it, of course. The boys have made a great effort against world-class players, who defend with two lines of four. The only bad thing is that we scored the second goal too late, "he concluded.

"We deserve to pass"

In a similar line, Jordan Henderson expressed himself, replaced by Fabinho in the first part of extra time. "We deserved to pass, based on the full performance, so obviously we are very disappointed," said the Liverpool captain.

"We had already gone through experiences like this, so we know how important it is to stay focused until the end, because any mistake can cost you everything," he analyzed, without mentioning Adrián San Miguel, an erratic underdog in the two goals of Marcos Llorente. .

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