Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that his family were caught in a serious issue before last season’s Champions League final.
Vinicius Junior’s 59th minute goal ended Liverpool’s quest for a treble as Real Madrid won their record 14th European title the Stade de France.
Prior to the titanic clash, there was confusion outside the Stade de France before kick-off in May.
Many fans were tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police before the game got underway as there were dangerous crushes.
Klopp’s relatives were not left out in the chaos, but they did not tell the German until afterwards.
“I met only a few (people) who were lucky,” Klopp told the club’s website.
“All the rest I met – my family included – had massive struggles outside. I think it is clear it was massively mis-organised. Whoever was responsible was not prepared for that.
“My family sent me messages before the game, ‘We are in the stadium, good luck’ and all these kinds of things – but they were not. These kind of necessary lies you receive.
“Then after the game we had this little party. My missus was not ready to party, still exhausted from all the things around.
“I think all the things that happened there made it possible that the smallest problem we had that night is that we lost the final – incredible after a Champions League final.
“It was obviously really difficult. I was not outside but so many people told me the true story and they were all the same story pretty much, so I know what happened.”
Liverpool, who head to Asia for their pre-season tour this weekend, begin their 2022-23 campaign when they face Manchester City in the Community Shield on July 30.
