Klopp: The departure of Haaland and the others did not make Salzburg weaker, and now they have Adejemi

Livestream Bar December 13 – After this season's Champions League quarter-draw, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp spoke about the team's rivals Red Bull Salzburg in the round of 16. Klopp said it was a tough race.

About the Champions League round of 16 draw

Klopp: "That's what the results show, and now we know which opponent to prepare for." Red Bull Salzburg is reaching the Champions League knockout stages for the first time, so they will be excited. They're very young, they're fast, they're tactically brilliant and the technique is great. I don't think we can deny that we are favourites, but we know it's a tough game, we played against them a few years ago and it was tough and that's not going to change. ”

Changes about Red Bull Salzburg

Klopp: "It's normal, they're a club that's improving, the players are going to move forward from there, we've brought in Takushi Minamino from there, Haland, Sobosloy, Ramallho have all left. So, that team has changed a lot since we last played them, and that hasn't made them weaker, and now they have Adejemi, who is one of the most exciting wingers in football at the moment. ”

"They have other good players, that's it, they have a young German coach – Matthias Jasor, when I was in Mainz and Borussia Dortmund he was a player at Hoffenheim and he brought them a very exciting project and they were always able to find really good players. They have been selected from the group, which is definitely not easy and shows how good they are. ”

About Liverpool's relationship with Red Bull Salzburg

Klopp: "It's good, we brought in players from them, we played friendly games with them in pre-season camp 2020 and we had an absolutely good relationship, it's great to see them again. ”

About watching the Champions League draw at home

Klopp: "I can tell you that my heart rate is completely fine because the only thing I want to draw is ourselves, but that's impossible, so I'm calm. ”

(Ma Dongyu)