Klopp abhors racist attacks on Vini Jr and praises the Brazilian

This Monday, the 20th, Jurgen Kloppcoach of Liverpoolparticipated in a press conference, before the confrontation with the Real Madridthrough the round of 16 of the Champions League. Asked by one of the journalists, the German technician spoke about the situation of vini jrwhich has been suffering from several racist attacks.

“Doing something on the pitch… what could it do to him? What kind of things? Nothing in the world can justify this kind of racist reaction. As far as I know, he’s a world-class player, you shouldn’t leave him in one-on-one situations. I’m sure he’ll end up becoming a Real Madrid legend.”said the Liverpool boss.

Then, the coach was asked if he had any specific plans to mark Vinicius, who has been having a spectacular season. However, Klopp did not reveal any tactics, but praised the Brazilian and the Real Madrid squad, which has several high quality players, making Liverpool’s work difficult.

“You try to deny their passes but the problem we have is if you can defend Vinicius well then you have Benzema or Rodrygo or whoever. If you can defend these three, then you have Modric. They have world-class players, you have to collectively defend them. That’s what we’re going to try”said the German.

Finally, Jürgen Klopp spoke about the difficulty of the match and how Liverpool should behave. “We have to play a super game. Two super games to be honest to go through. I have no problem with that. Who cares, it’s the Champions League, I’m really happy that we can play this game now instead of a few weeks ago. It’s very special and I can’t wait.”finished.