Champions League: Atletico Madrid star makes huge admission that aids Liverpool ahead of clash

Atletico Madrid captain Koke has made an admission that might give Liverpool the mental edge ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League clash against the Spanish giants.

Liverpool lost the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

Saul Niguez’s first-half strike ultimately gives the Spanish giants something to defend come the second leg at Anfield on March 11. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

Liverpool was not awful in the first leg, but they did struggle to break down a very stubborn Atletico Madrid.

Despite the fact that Liverpool are behind, they will be confident in progressing, as Koke’s side have thrown away a 2-0 advantage at this stage of the competition before.

 The Spanish giants lost to Juventus last season by losing the second leg 3-0. The Atletico Madrid skipper has admitted that his side needs to “learn” from what occurred against Juventus so that the same does not happen at Anfield.

Koke’s thoughts:

“We’re going there to compete,” Koke told Marca. “Liverpool is a great opponent and it will be very difficult.

“They are the champions. We will have to do a great job to go through.

Liverpool has had some defeats but nothing influences the Champions League.

Koke added: “We have to learn from Turin so that it doesn’t happen again. It wasn’t us at any time. We know that if we are aggressive then we can compete against Liverpool.

“We won’t feel comfortable there. Anything can happen but we can’t forget who we are.”

Atletico Madrid can claim they have moved on, but the reality is, it is still in their minds. The fact they are discussing it does suggest that this is the case.

The fact that Koke has also stated his side won’t feel comfortable at Anfield does suggest that the momentum could be with the Reds heading into this game.

However, Liverpool will have to play much better come to the second leg if they are to progress to the next round.

Jurgen Klopp’s side just have to show more urgency with and without the ball against Atletico Madrid. Playing at Anfield should also aid the Reds massively.

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