Champions League - Jurgen Klopp: We lost this tie in the first leg at Real Madrid

Updated 14/04/2021 at 22:21 GMT

After watching his Liverpool side draw 0-0 to Real Madrid in their second leg in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted that Liverpool had not done enough in the first leg to stand a chance in the return leg of the Spanish champions on Wednesday night.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp praised his side for their efforts against Real Madrid, but acknowledged they lost the tie in their 3-1 defeat in the first leg.

Speaking after the game, Klopp said: "You always need the key moments. We didn't lose the tie tonight, we lost in Madrid. It was uncomfortable for Madrid. We were good, aggressive, had chances. We didn't score and then the experience of Real Madrid played the tie down. That is ourselves this year with the finishing.

"We know how often Mo Salah finishes these things with closed eyes. Not here. Tonight it was absolutely OK, but we are out.

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"We love this competition and for other reasons it is very important we are back in it. We can now concentrate on the Premier League and we will. We have to work our socks off."

Liverpool travel to Leeds United on Monday in the Premier League.