Klopp warns Real VARdrid for last-16 clash, it won't be like Paris

Following the announcement of the eight last-16 ties for the 2022-2023 edition of the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool and their supporters are excited to know that Real Madrid will be their first test on the home straight, and although their head-to-head record has been significantly short, a couple of direct and final eliminations are the pretext for a serious rivalry.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp still can't get the pair of finals the Spanish side have beaten them in recent years out of his mind, emphasising in his post-draw remarks on the subject and how exciting it will be to be able to experience a 180-minute duel with Los Merengues. I know we've played Real Madrid in a couple of recent finals, but it's not that often that our two clubs meet in a two-legged tie, so now we can look forward to it."

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Despite Real Madrid being the biggest winners in European competition with 14 titles on display in their trophy cabinet, the German coach does not see his side as the victims or the underdogs in the series, as the fact that their fans at Anfield back their achievements, which have resulted in six Champions League titles, is more than enough. "Real Madrid's European record is the best there is. We know that. But we also know that ours is not bad at all. Plus, we know we have Anfield and everyone knows what that means."

Evidently the Reds tactician from the outset is trying to use his best cards even though the game is many weeks away, warning the Spanish club that they will be facing an English institution that is practically on the same level as them, with that record mattering little once the whistle blows and the ticket to the quarter-finals is up for grabs.

Klopp expects evenly matched

For now, Jürgen Klopp and his men have enough time to plan each of their steps to perfection until the day of the first leg at Anfield, having to work during these months of inactivity in the competition especially in football and in the issue of reinforcements, because even if the German coach knows how to solve his commitments so far with what is available on the bench, the opponent in turn means a maximum degree of complexity that could leave them out if they do not plan very accurately.