Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: 5 Tactics from Klopp that won the game

#2 Pressing Football

Liverpool v Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Semi Final: Second Leg

One of the main characteristics of this Liverpool side is their pressing around the park. Klopp’s boys do not allow their opponents a moment of respite. They combine power and speed with the right dose of tenacity and press their opponents into submission. And they have the ability to do it throughout the 90 minutes.

Before the Barcelona game, Liverpool had to fight against Newcastle over the weekend for three points. It had been a draining affair and there were questions whether the team would be able to have the same intensity against Barcelona. But Klopp is a very demanding manager and pretty soon, it was clear that Liverpool would not change their playing style.

Klopp’s boys were again tireless on the night. The final statistics showed that the Liverpool team had run at least 8 km more than the Barcelona team. Liverpool had more desire and more fight about them. It seemed that they wanted the ball more and kudos to Klopp for setting his team out to play this way. Because it was their intensity and pressing that won them the game.