Well, Jason, we know the players are on their way to Madrid as we speak,
when they get here, how will they feel when they step out on this pitch?
It's an incredible setting.
First of all, the nerves have started, the preparation has been quite long,
since the finish of the season, so they've had a lot of time to think about it,
they had a good week's training in Spain so they've acclimatised,
they'll be used to that. As nice as this ground is, it's nice and compact as well,
I actually would have loved to play here.
Thank you.
They've let us sneak inside the inner sanctum,
this is the walk the players will make,
so used to making these Champions League walks as Liverpool players
and this will feel like a home from home, all of the players hidden behind the words there.
"Liverpool Football Club, You'll Never Walk Alone."
And walls like those at Anfield are decorated with Liverpool legends,
how many players that will be sat inside here very soon
will get the chance to make their names part of that
and possibly get to touch this famous trophy for a sixth time?
In Madrid, there's obviously lots of Liverpool fans here already,
photos and videos coming through, does that inspire you or is it extra pressure?
No, I don't think it's extra pressure at all,
I think even already the numbers that are here,
it's impossible to fit that many in the stadium,
so we know there's a lot of support here already,
I think even without seeing any videos or pictures you know that no matter where we go
around Europe or the world, the support is always gonna be there,
that's part and parcel of playing at a massive club like Liverpool.
All the lads are prepared to put everything on the line for the fans,
and I think hopefully everyone who's out here and back home and all round the world
will be able to celebrate tomorrow night.
You two are the full-backs with the most assists in the Premier League,
facing a team like Tottenham with so many dangerous players on the wings,
like Son and Moura and Dele, does it change your approach at all?
Every game that we go into we show the opposite team our full respect,
and the wingers will get our full respect,
but I'm sure a lot of teams have showed us that respect as well,
in terms of wingers defending against us, but also we need to be switched on,
we're defenders first and foremost, a clean sheet is just as important to us as assists,
and if we can keep their attacking players quiet
then we've done half our job, but the way we play we want to get forward as well
and be involved in the attack,
so we'll continue to do that, but we defend as 11 players,
so it's not necessarily just us, it's about protection and things like that,
hopefully we'll all be spot-on with that tomorrow.
♫ He'll pass the ball, calm as you like
♫ He's Virgil van Dijk... ♫
♫ Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly
♫ The fields of Anfield Road
♫ We are loyal supporters
♫ And we come from Liverpool
♫ Allez, allez, allez
♫ Allez, allez, allez... ♫
You were talking about learning processes from this year,
in what sense do you think you have grown?
It's a good thing, getting older, from all points of view actually,
and we are a year older, we have players like Trent
who has around about 50 games more in his legs, more experience in football,
was in different situations more often.
We were in the situation last year, the boys performed in that final,
it's not like we had no chance in that final, against a clear favourite,
so that helped us as well.
But last year we surprised ourselves a little bit that we were in the final,
there were so many good teams, we had to play the qualifier,
then you go through - yes, with brilliant games -
but we were always, like, flying at home against City then really under pressure away,
flying at home against Roma then really under pressure away,
so we were not consistent as we are.
We had to make a step, and the boys made the step, that's the reason for 97 points.
Because the boys were really consistent, and that lead us here as well,
and so now we should be very consistent tomorrow again.
Liverpool on the eve of playing in the Champions League final
for a second successive season, Madrid is the venue,
it's an all-English affair, Tottenham Hotspur as well.
Liverpool and Tottenham of course overcame incredible obstacles to reach Madrid,
so is it a case of redemption for Liverpool here on Saturday night?
Jürgen Klopp certainly hopes so, and has Mo Salah got some unfinished business?