Liverpool offered glimmer of hope as Barcelona give Klopp perfect Real Madrid gameplan | Football | Sport

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp will have reasons to feel optimistic about mounting one of the Champions League’s most unlikely comebacks against Real Madrid following their defeat against Barcelona on Thursday. The La Liga giants were beaten 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the latest instalment of the Clasico rivalry, giving the Reds the perfect gameplant to copy for their own upcoming fixture.

An own goal from Eder Militao on 26 minutes proved to be decisive in a low-key affair, with a scrap between Frenkie de Jong and Vinicius Junior the only real spark point in an otherwise dull affair.

But head coach Xavi Hernandez won’t have had many complaints after watching his side bounce back to victory in style against their La Liga rivals, keeping a clean sheet in the process. 

For Carlo Ancelotti’s side, it is another damaging defeat against the Blaugrana and their latest loss could mean the Champions League is their only hope for this season in terms of adding further silverware to their trophy cabinet, with a second leg against Liverpool still to come.

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