• Manager says Bayern and Juventus may have made that error
  • Klopp tells Liverpool players to ‘cherish and enjoy’ semi-final

Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool will not fall into the same trap as Bayern Munich and Juventus in underestimating a Villarreal side “made for” the Champions League.
Liverpool are strong favourites to reach a third Champions League final in five seasons at the expense of Unai Emery’s team, who sit seventh in La Liga and visit Anfield in the semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Villarreal beat Bayern in the quarter-finals and Juventus in the last 16, winning 3-0 in Turin to record a 4-1 aggregate victory, and while Klopp believes both European heavyweights may have been guilty of complacency, he insists Liverpool will not repeat the mistake against the Europa League holders.
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