Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has called out BT and the Premier League for scheduling a Saturday 12.30pm kick off in the same week that they could face a Champions League semi-final clash against Bayern Munich or Villarreal.
“The fixture list we have now…we have to get through,” Klopp said. “I am only concerned about Benfica now. Then City Saturday. United, Everton and maybe a semi.
“BT and PL gave us Newcastle away at 12.30pm. The schedule and how people use the ‘fame’ in the moment. ‘Liverpool is hot and everyone wants to see them’. They couldn’t care less the TV stations.
“I know I’m angry but it’s just not okay. ‘If’ we play a Champions League semi-final. If you find another league in the world and another broadcaster where they put the one team in the semi-final – it might be two or three English teams – on a 12.30… throw them a stick between the legs. What? Why would you do that.
“That’s why it’s so difficult and why it never happens because nobody cares. It’s unbelievable. We played City, so tough, how could I think about other cups?
“We play Benfica, how could I think about winning the Champions League. We just try to to squeeze everything out to stay as long in the competition as possible, hopefully in the final or in the league that you can make the last decisive step.”
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