UCL: Liverpool Ready To Blow Away Roman Revival To Reach Champions League Final

Liverpool is not going to make the identical mistake as Barcelona and underestimate Roma at their fortress Stadio Olimpico, Jurgen Klopp has warned as his aspect goal a spot within the Champions League last.

The five-time champions have a 5-2 lead heading into the second leg of a semi-final overshadowed by safety considerations and are favourites to achieve their eighth last and first since 2007.

But Roma — who final reached the ultimate in 1984 once they misplaced on penalties to Liverpool — haven’t conceded a objective at dwelling within the Champions League this season.

Eusebio Di Francesco’s aspect beat Chelsea and Barcelona Three-Zero, with the win over the Spaniards overturning a Four-1 first-leg deficit to place them by to the ultimate 4.

Despite conceding two late targets in final week’s emphatic first-leg win at Anfield, Klopp is aware of his aspect’s future is of their arms as they bid to seal their place within the May 26 last in Kiev in opposition to Real Madrid.

“After the game, people acted as if we lost, but we won 5-2. And after a week people say Roma ‘only’ need to win 3-0, but that’s quite a result,” Klopp advised a press convention in Rome.

“I’m not right here to say something about Barcelona. In that sport, Roma had been greater than prepared.

“Everybody’s telling us that it’s fairly troublesome and it’s potential however no one advised Barcelona, as a result of no one imagined it may occur.

“I didn’t want a warning but when I did, there it was. We’re in a a lot better state of affairs than I’d have thought earlier than the sport, that’s the reality.

– ‘Fight for our dreams’ –

“Whatever I say, we nonetheless need to play, and I actually like that reality.

“We are right here to battle for our goals, that’s how it’s, and we need to go to the ultimate as you’ll be able to think about,” the Liverpool boss continued.

“But that means there is a football game to play and I am really looking forward to it because that’s what you want. You want to play when it is big stakes for the big things, and that is why we are here. It is a great opportunity.”

Di Francesco insisted his aspect “want to try and do something big in a stadium with 70,000 people”.

“The desire to make another miracle happen must push us all to give that extra something.”

The security of followers within the Italian capital has overshadowed the build-up, with Three,000 law enforcement officials deployed across the metropolis for the match after a Liverpool fan was attacked by hard-core Roma ultras exterior the membership’s Anfield stadium final week and left in a coma.

Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum mentioned that the Liverpool squad had been “devastated” to listen to in regards to the situation of the fan, Sean Cox.