Jurgen Klopp reacts to the Champions League draw

Jürgen Klopp is confident Liverpool will be a ‘big challenge’ for any team in Europe, after sharing his reaction with the clubs official website.

Liverpool were handed Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade in Group C of the UEFA Champions League draw on Thursday.

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KIEV, UKRAINE – MAY 26: Liverpool owner John W. Henry pats Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool on the back after the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium on May 26, 2018 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Opening fixtures are to be held in the mid-Septemeber, with further games on October 2/3, October 23/24, November 6/7, November 27/28 and December 11/12.

Speaking to liverpoolfc.com, he said: “To be 100 per cent honest, it was not that I had a group I wished for or whatever. I expected a difficult group, we have a difficult group and that’s what the Champions League is all about.

“PSG are one of the most exciting teams in the world and I think their target is to win the Champions League, so that will be two interesting matches. Napoli, we beat them in pre-season but it goes without saying these two games will be completely a different challenge.

“I’ve been to Napoli with Dortmund, so I know what the atmosphere is like there. In fact, it’s where I got a suspension [for being sent off]. I can do better, obviously! Red Star, I watched them last night. They came through and it will be, again, a very, very intense atmosphere I am sure.

“But that’s how it is, it’s the group and I am fine with that. Now let’s go.”

The Reds reached the final of the competition last, but Klopp insists the club are not looking at the past.

“Yes, but last season is last season and now we have to do it again. That’s normal. All the teams have to do it again,” he said. “We want to go through the group. It will be difficult but still, we want to go through. That’s the plan, so now let’s start working on it.”

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