Klopp says Liverpool are best team he has taken to a final

Jurgen Klopp says his current Liverpool team are the strongest side he has taken to a final as he plots Champions League glory against Premier League rivals Tottenham on Saturday.

Liverpool are preparing for their second successive Champions League final after a run that included an incredible comeback to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit against Barcelona in the semi-final by winning 4-0 at Anfield.

It will be Klopp's fourth European final as a manager, having been a Champions League runner-up with Borussia Dortmund in 2013, before losing the Europa League final with Liverpool in 2016.

Their run to Madrid this year has been marked by a never-say-die spirit, with Klopp suggesting that his team of 2019 is better than those that have lost his three previous European finals.

"I don't like to blame my other teams (for the European final defeats)," said Klopp, whose side lost out to Real Madrid in the final last year.

"I love them all. They all gave everything but I have never been part of a final with a better team than this.

"I am not so surprised by this because our boys mix our potential with attitude in the best way I have witnessed. That is brilliant."
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