Revisiting Jurgen Klopp’s all 6 previous cup final defeats

Modified May 31, 2019 15:57 GMT

Can Klopp finally break his jinx and deliver in a major final?

#1 Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (UEFA Champions League final, 2018)

There was no chance Karius was going to stop this...

Now in his sixth final, Jurgen Klopp was presented with an opportunity to right the wrongs of Wembley 2013. However, even if it wasn’t for him, his goalkeeper Loris Karius came up with more wrongs to prolong his misery.

The German netminder committed a pair of embarrassing bloopers (inexplicably throwing the ball straight at Karim Benzema before fumbling Gareth Bale’s hopeful 30-yard punt) on either side of Bale’s remarkable overhead kick as Liverpool were overwhelmed once again.

Klopp’s trump card Mohamed Salah, who was coming off the back of a stellar campaign, had to be taken off inside the half-hour mark owing to a shoulder injury after a duel with Sergio Ramos. So the writing was already on the wall for Klopp.

Twelve months later, he’s back for a third bite of the cherry as familiar foes Tottenham Hotspur await in the Madrid showpiece. Redemption beckons. Can he finally deliver?

Edited by Debjyoti Samanta