Liverpool v Wolves: Klopp's pre-match press conference

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Klopp praised his Liverpool side's comeback against Barcelona in his pre-match press conference. EFE

Liverpool's players must focus on Wolves after "one of the best moments in football history" against Barcelona, insisted Jurgen Klopp in his pre-match press conference on Friday.

Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool's comeback win against Barcelona as "one of the best moments in football history", but warned his players they cannot afford to lose focus ahead of the clash against Wolves.

Trailing 3-0 against Barca after the first leg of the semi-final at Camp Nou, the Reds produced another famous Champions League performance at Anfield on Tuesday as they prevailed 4-0 in the second leg and 4-3 on aggregate.

Liverpool's reward for beating Barcelona is a meeting with domestic rivals Tottenham in the final at the Wanda Metropolitano on June 1.

But first up is a home match against Wolves on Sunday to conclude their Premier League season, with Klopp's men trailing league leaders Manchester City, who play away at Brighton and Hove Albion on the same day, by one point at the top of the table.

"What people say is that it is about money," he said. "I think if you look at the semi-finals and beyond, the way Tottenham took all the difficulties after a short summer break, missing a lot of players - it shows it is not about money. It is about desire.

"I think most people would have expected Man City to face Barcelona in the final. In the Europa League there was Napoli, Valencia, Frankfurt - really strong sides involved. I don't think it will happen a lot of times, but it is nice for England. The big clubs want to stay in Europe with all they have. The rest of the country doesn't want that!

"Congratulations to Pochettino. It was brilliant, unbelievable. What Ajax did in the whole campaign was also unbelievable. The two teams in the final are the sides to have showed the most heart in the competition. 

"I would say the most talented group went out in the semi-final - age-group wise Ajax have so many talented players. They paid a bit for the intensity of the match. 

"Pochettino brought on [Fernando] Llorente at half-time and changed the game completely. The Ajax fans probably started booking their trip [to Madrid] at half-time. That's football. We have three weeks to be angry at Tottenham again but they deserved it."

 

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