Klopp smiles and Everton cries, here's when Van Dijk, Firmino and Jota will play again

It is worth noting that Liverpool will have to play Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, an unthinkable duel due to the fact that the two finalists of last year's edition will face each other early. In that decisive match, Merengue beat them with a goal from Vinicius Jr. in Paris and thwarted Klopp's dream of another Orejona.

There is no denying that Klopp has completely transformed Liverpool since taking over in 2015. A team with history but without a strong presence in international competition, they became one of the most fearsome with the German on the bench. Since then they have won a Premier League title and also won a Champions League (against Tottenham in 2019), while playing in two more finals (2018 and 2022 against Real Madrid, both of which they lost).

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Klopp has been questioned for not renewing his squad and that is why they are 10th in the Premier League, whereas last season they finished second with 92 points, one behind champions City. Thus, Klopp's future at Liverpool is put in doubt by this English journalist, who assumes that if he does not win the series against the Spanish team, he will leave. Liverpool host Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday 21 February and play the second leg of the last-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday 15 March.

Newcastle or Real Madrid

The good news for Jurgen Klopp was the return to training of Virgil Van Dijk, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota. Although they are not yet fit to be considered for the first team, according to various reports they could line up in the Premier League match against Newcastle on matchday 24 or in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 tie against Real Madrid.