In a just-concluded Champions League quarter-final, Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Inter Milan, but still qualified with a win in the first leg. In this game, although Liverpool are at home, Inter's performance is undoubtedly better. After the loss, Klopp, who still has a lingering feeling for Inter, said in an interview that Inter were difficult to deal with, while he compared Leeds United with The already sacked Bielsa: "They are like Bielsa's Leeds United today, just at a higher level, which makes playing against them more difficult. Klopp's remark was originally meant to say that Inter's staring defence was very similar to Bielsa's tactics, but in the face of the veteran manager's dismissal and Leeds United's poor defence and results, the joke is causing controversy among local fans.
Commenting on the current Liverpool and this result, Klopp said: "I'm really happy we qualified because when we first saw the draw results, we knew it was a tough game. So we qualified and I think both outcomes we deserved. We had some problems in the game tonight for different reasons and it was good. ”
"One is the quality of the opponents, they are a very good football team. But we still have a chance to score. When I think about the game, I don't like our counter-attack, I don't think we won the ball back in the first 20 minutes. In the end, we have to respect the quality of the opponent, like I said, it's a big assumption, but if we take advantage of the opportunity of set-pieces and other situations, we can still win the game. So I think it's fair that we beat a very strong opponent, let's move on. ”