The secret of the Rimontada .. This is what Klopp told the Liverpool players between the two halves

Liverpool faced the threat of exclusion from the tournament in the first half, as it was 0-2 behind in front of its host, who beat it in the first 45 minutes with a sweep.

However, the Reds recovered impressively to win 3-2, 5-2 on aggregate and book their place in the Champions League final scheduled for May 28.

Van Dijk said the second-half turn was triggered by Klopp’s half-time talk in the dressing room.

“Klopp told us: ‘Play football, play the Liverpool way’,” the Dutch defender told BT Sport. “He told us to play the way we’ve been playing basically all season.”

He continued: “We demanded to get the ball and move a lot in the opponent’s penalty area and behind his lines, and also show our desire to reach the final.”

Klopp had spoken after the match about returning from a two-goal deficit, but he did not reveal exactly what he had said to his players.

“We knew that in the first half they were a lot better than us man-to-man, but we did not comment on the physical side in the break,” the German coach said.

He continued, “I can’t tell you exactly what I told the players. We talked about how to play football, move around and look for spaces.”