Sixty-three games. Four losses. Two trophies.
And a whole lot of disappointment.
That바카라s the scenario facing Liverpool바카라s players as they return home on Sunday from their painful Champions League final loss in Paris to a trophy parade through their city.
They바카라ll smile on that bus. They바카라ll accept the cheers from their adoring fans. But deep down, there바카라ll be thoughts of what could have been.
바카라Even if nobody on this planet would understand that we have a parade, we still will do it,바카라 Klopp said, 바카라and I really hope that everybody who has the chance to get to Liverpool is there and celebrates together with us a fantastic season which we all had together.
바카라It didn바카라t end like we wanted. But, yeah, that바카라s facts.바카라
It was only a week ago that Liverpool stood on the cusp of immortality. A quadruple of major trophies, for possibly the greatest ever single season by a club in football history, was in tantalizing reach.
Except Manchester City pulled off a stunning late comeback 바카라 three goals in five minutes 바카라 in a final-day win in the Premier League last weekend to finish one point ahead of Liverpool. Then Klopp바카라s team lost 1-0 to Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday to be denied a seventh European Cup.
The history books will say Liverpool finished the 2021-22 season with the League Cup and FA Cup trophies, both secured after penalty shootouts following 0-0 draws.
Somehow, it all feels so hollow, even though it really shouldn바카라t.
바카라The dressing room is quiet, devastated,바카라 Liverpool left back Andrew Robertson said.
The crowd problems that surrounded the final in Paris also leave a bitter taste at the end of a long season that might just have caught up on Liverpool, which had players on the field who weren바카라t at 100% fitness and might have been mentally fatigued, too, after getting to the last game of all four competitions they competed in.
Yet, even though it wasn바카라t the smoothest and sharpest performance by the Reds at the Stade de France, they still had 24 shots compared to Madrid바카라s four and it needed a man-of-the-match performance from Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to keep out Liverpool.
Courtois said his fingertip save onto the post from Sadio Mane바카라s shot in the first half was his best, though the one from Mohamed Salah바카라s right-foot blast in the 81st 바카라 the Belgium goalkeeper stuck out his right hand and palmed the ball just wide of the post 바카라 really took the breath away.
There was lots of talk of Madrid having that winning culture that other teams can바카라t match 바카라 and the Spanish team바카라s haul of trophies is testament to that 바카라 but the match could easily have gone the other way.
As Klopp said: 바카라They scored a goal, we didn바카라t. That바카라s the easiest explanation in the world of football.바카라
바카라When the goalkeeper is man of the match,바카라 he added, 바카라then something is going wrong for the other team.바카라
Liverpool knows how to respond to major setbacks. After losing the 2018 Champions League final, also to Madrid, the team bounced back by winning the competition the following year.
When Liverpool missed out on the Premier League title by one point in 2019, the team won the title the following year.
No surprise, then, that Klopp was in a bullish mood.
바카라I have a strong feeling we바카라ll come again,바카라 he said. 바카라The boys are really competitive. It바카라s an outstanding group together. We will have an outstanding group next season.바카라
And his message to fans?
바카라Where is it next season?바카라 he asked about the Champions League final. 바카라Istanbul? Book the hotel.바카라
