Jurgen Klopp Comments on Liverpool vs. Sevilla Ahead of Europa League Final

Sevilla’s stunning UEFA Europa League record will not give them an advantage in Wednesday’s final against Liverpool, according to Reds manager Jurgen Klopp. 

La Liga’s side are going for an unprecedented third Europa League title in succession at Basel’s St. Jakob-Park having beaten Dnipro in last season’s final and Benfica in 2014—they also won the tournament in 2006 and 2007.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are appearing in their first European final since the 2-1 UEFA Champions League defeat to AC Milan in 2007, but Klopp does not believe Sevilla hold the edge, per Chris Shaw on the Reds’ official website:

When you are experienced, it doesn’t mean you have an advantage, it’s only one part of all the parts around the game and in the game you have to rule or solve. There’s no advantage for one team.

If you won it last year, what does it mean? If you won it two years ago, what does it mean? Actually nothing, so it’s another game.

Liverpool’s march to the final has been impressive as they have seen off Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal in the knockout rounds to earn the right to battle for the 2016 …

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