Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren makes BOLD claim ahead of Real Madrid showdown
DEJAN LOVREN has told Real Madrid they should be afraid of Liverpool in the Champions League final - and not the other way around.
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The Reds defender insisted Jurgen Klopp’s side go into the final in Kiev with every confidence they can down the Spanish giants and spoil their hopes of a treble.
And while he conceded Liverpool will be underdogs, he insisted the best team will lift the trophy.
“The best teams are us and Real Madrid so lets see what will happen,” he said.
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The best teams are us and Real Madrid so lets see what will happen
“But why should we fear them? They should fear us.”
Lovren saw fit to take a swipe at overconfidence sweeping Real ranks after Sergio Ramos and his squad wore T shirts suggesting a “13th” European crown was theirs to take after seeing off Bayern Munich in their semi-final.
“They are quite confident. But we don’t care for that, we are focused on our job,” said Lovren.
The Croatian also maintained lifting a sixth European crown would be just reward for Klopp for bringing “pride” back to the club inside two years.
“He changed many things in the club not just the players but things around the club, people, he has changed the mentality how we think,” he said.
“Everything is more positive now and he deserves this. He has given the club pride back.”