“I don’t know if I said something, really,” the German responded. “At that moment, I might have said ‘why did you do that?!’”
After Messi punished Klopp's side with two goals in seven minutes, questions regarding the Argentinian wizard were inevitable.
“Wherever Messi is, he will be difficult to deal with. If you take risks against Barcelona they punish you. You have to be solid all of the time", Klopp suggested.
The Reds boss insisted his team would not be giving up, however: "As long as we have 11 players on the pitch we will try for 90 minutes to celebrate the Champions League campaign to give it a proper finish.
“That’s the plan. If we can do it wonderful. If we can’t do it, let’s fail in the most beautiful way.”