Liverpool
have
been
pitted
against
Milan,
Atletico
Madrid,
who
knocked
the
Reds
out
two
seasons
ago,
and
Porto
in
Group
B.
They
welcome
the
Rossoneri
to
Anfield
on
Wednesday
in
a
rematch
of
the
final
in
Istanbul
where
Liverpool
fought
back
from
3-0
at
half-time
to
defeat
Milan
on
penalties.
And
Klopp
is
sure
to
have
substantially
more
interest
in
this
encounter
than
he
did
during
the
interval
of
Liverpool’s
most
famous
European
triumph,
with
his
side
set
to
play
a
Champions
League
clash
in
front
of
fans
for
the
first
time
since
their
loss
to
Atletico
back
in
2020.
Asked
about
his
experience
watching
the
2005
showpiece,
Klopp
told
a
media
conference:
“I
was
thinking
about
not
watching
the
second
half
because
everybody
in
the
world
that
thought
this
game
might
be
decided.
“What
I
remember
is
some
incredible
saves
of
[Jerzy]
Dudek,
he
had
to
keep
them
in
the
game,
Milan
could
have
scored
more.
“It
became
one
of
the
biggest
football
sensations
ever.
I
was
really
glad
I
didn’t
switch
the
telly
off.”
After
years
of
prolonged
struggle,
Milan
are
back
competing
for
top
honours
in
Italian
football
under
Stefano
Pioli.
A
return
to
@ChampionsLeague
action
is
next
on
our
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Liverpool
FC
(@LFC)
September
13,
2021
They
finished
second
to
Inter
in
Serie
A
last
season
having
led
for
much
of
the
campaign
and
boast
three
wins
from
three
to
start
the
new
season.
Porto
are
Champions
League
regulars
who
knocked
out
Juventus
in
the
last
16
in
2020-21
while
Atletico
will
be
hoping
to
finally
add
the
continent’s
top
prize
to
the
LaLiga
title
they
won
last
term,
having
taken
10
points
from
four
games
to
start
their
defence.
On
the
task
facing
his
side
in
the
group,
Klopp
said:
“It
is
a
difficult
group.
I
don’t
think
when
we
saw
it
one
of
us
said
it
was
a
great
group.
It’s
tough,
come
on.
Atletico,
Porto,
usually
champions
in
Portugal.
Milan,
big
history
in
the
best
moment
for
years,
that’s
proper
Champions
League.
“We
worked
really
hard
for
being
part
of
that
and
that’s
what
we
get.
It’s
a
long
time
ago
that
we
had
a
Champions
League
game
at
home,
we
now
have
an
opportunity
to
experience
the
atmosphere
Anfield
is
able
to
produce.
We
spoke
a
lot
in
the
past
about
European
nights
at
Anfield
and
I
can’t
wait
to
experience
that.
“This
group
will
be
exciting
from
the
first
second
to
the
last
second.
In
between
these
games
we
have
a
very
important
competition
but
it’s
exactly
what
we
wanted.
Unbelievable
stadiums,
great
crowd,
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
It’s
exactly
how
we
want
football.”
Liverpool
will
be
without
Harvey
Elliott
for
the
long
term
after
he
suffered
a
serious
ankle
injury
in
Sunday’s
win
at
Leeds
United,
with
Klopp
confirming
he
will
have
surgery
on
Tuesday.
“I
spoke
to
him
after
the
game,
he
was
in
the
best
possible
place.
He
knew
would
out
for
a
while,”
said
Klopp.
“Today
he
is
in
London
and
will
have
the
surgery
today.
That
is
the
next
step
and
we
wait
for
news
on
that.”
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