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Jurgen Klopp: The Early Years at Mainz 05 Where He Sealed 'Greatest Achievement'

Jurgen Klopp is number 26 in 90min's Top 50 Great Managers of All Time series. Follow the rest of the series over the course of the next seven weeks.

Lifting the Champions League, perhaps more so than even the World Cup these days, is seen as the pinnacle of football.

Jurgen Klopp joined that elite group to win the prize on 1 June 2019 in Madrid, as Mohamed Salah's early penalty was followed by a defensive masterclass and a Divock Origi closer as Liverpool became continental champions for the sixth time.

It was Klopp's third final but first win.