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Jurgen Klopp reflects on Liverpool's heartbreaking defeat by Real Madrid in 2018, opening up on a 'tragic' night for Karius, his side's 'good' display and why Real Madrid fans should 'love' Gareth Bale

As Liverpool prepare to face Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final, Jurgen Klopp has looked back on their painful defeat to this weekend's opponents back in 2018.

The Reds lost 3-1 in Kyiv to Madrid, who won the competition for the third year in the bounce, after two mistakes from goalkeeper Loris Karius led to goals, as well as Gareth Bale's world class overhead kick.

Speaking to BT Sport, Klopp has reflected on the gut-wrenching defeat, claiming that the Reds had a number of issues going into the game and admitting that it was a 'tragic night' for Karius.