For one night Liverpool put their troubles in the Premier League aside, surpassed themselves and qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals. The Merseysiders recorded a convincing 0: 2 victory over Leipzig last night (Wednesday) in the rematch of the eighth held in Budapest following the affairs of Corona (0: 4 in both games).
“The most important thing my players have done is not to show how good Leipzig can be. Leipzig is so strong. Everyone saw their passing attacks, but we kept excellent,” said Jürgen Klopp, who also complimented Fabiano, who was named the outstanding player: “He and all The players in the middle were excellent. “
Muhammad Salah, who scored in both games against Leipzig, added: “This is an important result for us. We came to Budapest after losing a few games in the Premier League. The team is not in the best shape, but we want to fight in the Champions League.”
Leipzig, who look excellent in the league and cup in Germany, have failed to deliver the goods against Liverpool. In her last 16 games in all competitions she has not won a total of twice, in both cases it was against Klopp’s players. “We were not good enough in both games. We did not have the sting to score the goals we needed. We did not play with passion as we had in the league and cup. Maybe we thought too much,” Leipzig coach Julian Naglesman concluded.
The German added: “My players are human, and they have not been able to provide an optimal performance. That is the reason for our loss. We are allowed to be a little disappointed, but we need to reset quickly because we still have the Bundesliga and the Cup.”