What Jurgen Klopp said to stop Lionel Messi
Jurgen Klopp Talks Stopping Lionel Messi After Liverpool Beat Porto in UCL
April 18, 2019The Reds eased past Porto, winning 4-1 at the Estadio do Dragao in the second leg, having prevailed 2-0 at Anfield (U.S. only):
As he has been for much of the season, Messi was almost unplayable in Tuesday's second leg at the Camp Nou and scored two of Barca's three goals (highlights UK only):
Liverpool now have back-to-back Premier League games against Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town before the first leg against Barca at the Camp Nou, and Klopp said he is glad he has time to come up with a plan to stop Messi, per Laurie Whitwell of the Daily Mail:
"Thank god I have a few more nights to think about that. So many teams tried that but nobody really did it. We have so many jobs to do before we meet Barcelona, let's first play these games and we will see.
"We play on Sunday against Cardiff that's in my mind, not how we play against Barcelona. We have enough time for that."
The German added that it is a "big statement" from Liverpool to reach their second Champions League semi-final in a row.
The Merseyside outfit have not faced Barca in competitive action since the Champions League last 16 in 2006-07, when Liverpool advanced on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate scoreline.
Klopp has never met Barcelona as a manager but is relishing the opportunity to take them on:
But Klopp's team have shown over the past two seasons they are confident on the European stage, and Barcelona will have to be at their best to oust Liverpool from the tournament.
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