Champions League - Round of 16 - 2nd Leg
Real MadridReal Madrid20:00LiverpoolLiverpool
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says his side will give '1%' comeback at Real Madrid a try

Liverpool may only have 1% chance, but we'll try - Klopp

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that even "if there's only a 1% chance" of his side overturning a 5-2 deficit at Real Madrid that he "would like to give it a try".

The Reds led 2-0 in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie against Real before going on to lose.

The return leg is at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.

"I said three weeks ago, Madrid with their result are through to the next round," said Klopp.

"Now we are here three weeks later and we know there's a game to play.

"If there's only a 1% chance, I would like to give it a try. We're here to play an extremely strong opponent and try to win the game.

"As difficult as it is, it's not likely, but possible. For that, we are here, we'll see where it leads us to."

Liverpool will be without midfielders Jordan Henderson and Stefan Bajcetic for the game in Spain.

Henderson has been ruled out through illness while 18-year-old Bajcetic has a thigh injury.

"Stefan, it's a stress response in his adductor, which is absolutely bad," said Klopp.

"He doesn't feel a lot but he is now out for I don't know exactly how long.

"We have just to let it settle and then we will see when he can come back."

Since the first leg, Liverpool beat Manchester United 7-0 only to lose 1-0 at relegation-battling Bournemouth in their next game, summing up what has been an inconsistent season.

They are sixth in the Premier League and have suffered seven of their eight top-flight defeats away from home.

"If we can surprise ourselves in a negative way we should be able to surprise ourselves in a positive way as well," added Klopp.

"But it's clear, we're not here telling Madrid, 'be careful, we're coming' - that's not the situation we are in."

Real striker Karim Benzema missed his side's league win against Espanyol on Saturday but is fit to face Liverpool.

"The message is quite simple: not to assume," said Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti.

"The players understand that I think it will be an open match as Liverpool come here trying to change the dynamic.

"We have to do both things, attacking and defending, properly. We will not just defend, we are thinking about the attack."

He added: "From a psychological level, the match is more complex for us than Liverpool.

"Liverpool come here to give it their all and do their best from minute one, whatever happens. We saw that from the first leg.

"We will try to do all we can from the beginning but we have more questions than the opponent."

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Wednesday 15th March 2023

As It Stands

A

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1Napoli65012061415
2Liverpool65011761115
3Ajax62041116-56
4Rangers6006222-200

B

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1FC Porto6402127512
2Club Bruges632174311
3B Leverkusen612348-45
4Atl Madrid612359-45

C

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1Bayern Munich66001821618
2Inter Milan6312107310
3Barcelona6213121207
4Viktoria Plzen6006524-190

D

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1Tottenham632186211
2Frankfurt631278-110
3Sporting621389-17
4Marseille62048806

E

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1Chelsea6411104613
2AC Milan6312127510
3RB Salzburg613259-46
4Dinamo Zagreb6114411-74

F

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1Real Madrid6411156913
2RB Leipzig6402139412
3Shakhtar Donetsk6132810-26
4Celtic6024415-112

G

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1Man City64201421214
2B Dortmund623110559
3Sevilla6123612-65
4FC Copenhagen6033112-113

H

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Benfica6420167914
2PSG6420167914
3Juventus6105913-43
4Maccabi Haifa6105721-143
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