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Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has not given up hope on Jurgen Klopp's side in their Champions League tie with Real Madrid as Scot says 'maybe romance is not yet dead' as the Reds eye another Istanbul final

Sir Kenny Dalglish has not given up hope of Liverpool staging another Anfield comeback in the Champions League against Real Madrid and winning another Istanbul final, saying: 'Maybe romance is not yet dead.'

The former Liverpool player and manager believes the Reds face a tougher task against Real than they did in overturning a three-goal deficit to beat Barcelona in the 2019 semi-finals, and not just because the match will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But he hopes the pull of a return to the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul on May 29 - where they completed an incredible comeback victory over AC Milan to win the 2005 Champions League - can spur on Jurgen Klopp's men after their 3-1 defeat in the Spanish capital on Tuesday.