Liverpool to play for Ukraine people in Champions League final, Klopp
says
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[May 28, 2022]
(Reuters) - Liverpool manager
Juergen Klopp dedicated Saturday's Champions League final against Real
Madrid in Paris to the people of Ukraine, expressing support for the
country against Russia's invasion. |
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Soccer Football - Champions League Final - Liverpool Training - Stade de
France, Saint-Denis near Paris, France - May 27, 2022 Liverpool's
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The game, a rematch of the 2018 final, had been
scheduled for St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena but was shifted to
the Stade de France after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of its
neighbour.
"I am happy that the game is here for thousands of reasons,"
Klopp told reporters. The war is still going on and we have to
think about that."
The German said moving the final to Paris was "exactly the right
message that Russia should get".
Moscow calls the war a "special military operation" to
demilitarise and "denazify" Ukraine. Kyiv and the West call it
an unprovoked war of aggression.
"We play this final for all the people in Ukraine. I am sure
some people in Ukraine can still watch it and we do it for you,
100%," Klopp said.
Liverpool hopes to win a third trophy this season after success
in the League Cup and FA Cup, while Real seeks to add to their
LaLiga triumph and clinch a record-extending 14th Champions
League crown.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; Editing by William
Mallard)
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