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Jurgen Klopp: I apologise to the Liverpool fans for this
JURGEN KLOPP admits it was partly his mistake that led to Borussia Dortmund’s goal last night.
Jurgen Klopp's side recorded a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund
The Reds secured a 1-1 draw against Klopp’s former side in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
Divock Origi had given Liverpool the lead on 36 minutes before Mats Hummels equalised shortly after half-time.
Liverpool failed to deal with a set-piece that left Adam Lallana responsible for marking the tall German defender, with Hummels proving too strong for the England international.
And Klopp has apologised for getting his man-marking wrong on that occasion.
“Their biggest chance in the first half was when they played a chip ball behind the line, [Marcel] Schmelzer with a cross and then Mama blocked the ball – that was really brilliant play,” he said.
“Usually they have more of these moments, so we did really well. We scored a wonderful goal, quick in mind, really cool.
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“A nice pass from Alberto [Moreno], nice run by Milly and flick-on, and Divock scored like he played the whole game – brilliant.
“In the second half, a set-piece, and how it is in football that’s a fault of all of us. I decided to have Adam Lallana in this position instead of Divock Origi, sorry for this.
“We could have avoided the cross, of course; then Mats Hummels scored the goal but we were still in the game.
“[For] our really big chances, Roman Weidenfeller did really well, a perfect performance. At the end it was open. I think we deserved the draw.”
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