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Long before Jurgen Klopp announced his shock decision to step down as Liverpool manager in the summer of 2024, the German head coach was already pondering his side's legacy. "In 20 years if you talk about this team," Klopp mused, "I would not be surprised if people would say: 'Yes they were good but they should have won more'." Liverpool would certainly have another couple of Premier League trophies had it not been for a record-shattering Manchester City but Pep Guardiola's side cannot be solely to blame for the size of Klopp's trophy cabinet. Here's a look at Klopp's decidedly mixed record in finals over the years. Jurgen Klopp's record in finals by competition DFL-Supercup Community Shield UEFA Super Cup EFL Cup DFB-Pokal FA Cup Europa League Champions League Club World Cup DFL-Supercup The first time Jurgen Klopp ever faced Pep Guardiola was in the 2013 DFL Supercup / sampics/GettyImages Date Result 23/07/2011 Schalke 0-0 (4-3p) Bo...

Jamal Musiala spoke about Old Trafford in glowing terms before his Bayern Munich team face Manchester United at the iconic stadium in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Musiala, expected to be a future Ballon d'Or contender, seemed genuinely in awe of his surroundings and the " History " when he spoke to the media at the 'Theatre of Dreams' on Monday evening. "Old Trafford is definitely a stadium that lots of kids would love to play in," the Germany international said. "There is so much history there and when I was younger, the Old Trafford games always had a good atmosphere. I think the atmosphere will be amazing." Bayern head coach Thomas Tuchel, who has previously managed both Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea as visiting teams at Old Trafford, said similar about the "special moments" and the "electricity" that the 113-year-old venue can produce. "You see in their strong moments how strong they are and [Old Traffo...

Real Madrid qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League with a routine 3-0 victory over Braga on Wednesday evening. Braga wasted a glorious chance to take an early lead in the Spanish capital, Alvaro Djalo seeing his tame penalty saved by Andriy Lunin. Real Madrid responded well and eventually took the lead with 27 minutes on the clock after Brahim Diaz calmly converted Rodrygo's cutback, the hosts heading into half-time with a one-goal cushion. Vinicius Jr. doubled Madrid's lead after the break, tidily finishing a well worked move from inside the penalty area. Rodrygo then made it three shortly afterwards, chipping over Matheus following Vinicius' delightful through ball. Braga were unable to find a response of any description. How the game unfolded Champions League visitors to the Santiago Bernabeu rarely get better opportunities to upset the Real Madrid crowd than Braga did after just six minutes. Lucas Vazquez was penalised for a needless pull in the box,...

Pep Guardiola has admitted that John Stones will be "out for a while" after sustaining an injury in Manchester City's win over Young Boys. The England international recently returned to acton after a near two-month absence because of a hip injury. Stones missed 12 games for both club and country between August and October before making a cameo appearance in Manchester City's defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in October. Since then, Stones has made six appearances for City and England, but has completed the full 90 minutes just once. Stones was restricted to just 45 minutes of action in City's 3-0 win over Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday evening - a win which sees City safely through to the knockout rounds of the com Pet ition - and speaking after the Game , Guardiola revealed that his half-time substitution was due to a muscle injury the defender had suffered. "It’s muscular, he is injured, so he’ll be a while out. It is a pity for hi...

Jude Bellingham has brushed off comparisons between his solo effort in Real Madrid's win over SSC Napoli and Diego Maradona's famous World Cup goal. The 20-year-old has been the best Football er in Europe since making a blockbuster £88m move from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid in the summer, scoring eight goals and bagging three assists to date. Arguably his greatest goal contribution to date as a Madrid player came in Tuesday's entertaining 3-2 win over Napoli in the Champions League . After picking the ball up just inside Napoli's half, Bellingham raced his way into the penalty area before flicking the ball over the outstretched foot of Leo Ostigard and side-footing into the back of the net. The manner in which the goal was scored, and the fact that it was scored at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, has led to comparisons being made between the goal and the legendary one Maradona scored against England. Speaking after the Game to Movistar , Bellingham was asked ...

Manchester United's grim opening to the 2023/24 season continued on Tuesday night with a 3-2 loss at home to Galatasaray. The Red Devils twice led against the Turkish champions at Old Trafford but endeavoured to allow their visitors back into the game and essentially gifted them the three points on offer. Rasmus Hojlund put United ahead before Wilfried Zaha came back to bite the hand that used to feed him in typical Football Manager fashion. After the break, Hojlund restored the hosts' advantage, only for Kerem Akturkoglu to level the scores again minutes later. In the final 15 minutes, Casemiro was sent off as United conceded a penalty. Mauro Icardi missed from the spot but made amends with a lob over Andre Onana soon after. United have now lost six of their first ten Game s in all com Pet itions this season, including their first two Champions League group stage fixtures. Here are 90min's key takeaways from their latest humbling. Rasmus Hojlund is a stud Top class / M...