Champions League: Am Confident Liverpool Will Finish The Job At Roma - Henderson

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Champions League: Am Confident Liverpool Will Finish The Job At Roma - Henderson

Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson is confident that the club can ‘finish the job’ and reach the Champions League final next week following Tuesday’s exciting 5-2 win over AS Roma in the semi-final first leg clash at Anfield.

Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firminho scored two goals each, while Sadio Mane made it 5-0 within 75 minutes.

However, Roma pulled 2 back giving the visitors hope ahead of the second leg in Rome next week.

Late goals from Eden Dzeko and Diego Perotti ensured the visitors left Anfield still in the game.

Henderson feels Jurgen Klopp’s men can upset the Italian giants in Rome and qualify for the Champions League final scheduled for next month in Kiev.

“I think we’ll obviously be disappointed with the two goals because it felt as though we were in full control and we basically gave them two goals, [which] you can’t really do at Champions League [level],” Henderson told BT Sport.

“But at the same time we’ve played well, we’ve won the game and we’ll go there with a three-goal advantage.

“It’ll be difficult because as you’ve seen in the last round, they came back against Barcelona, who are one of the best teams in the world, and they managed to knock them out so it’ll be a really tough challenge for us, but we’ve got to be confident after the performance. We’ve got to go there and put a solid display on and hopefully get us to the final.”

“I thought some of the runs and some of the balls in behind were brilliant. It’s probably disappointing to not score more, to be honest, but overall we’ve got to stay positive,” the midfielder continued.

“It was another huge game, we knew it wouldn’t be easy tonight, we knew it wouldn’t be easy over there, it’s really tough as Barcelona found so we need to be on our best.

“But I fancy us to go there and score as well, with the forward players we’ve got. It’ll be a challenge, but one we’ve got to look forward to and hopefully we can finish the job off.”

                                                  

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Champions League: Klopp Reveals Why Liverpool Won't Flop Against Roma Like Barcelona

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Champions League: Klopp Reveals Why Liverpool Won't Flop Against Roma Like Barcelona

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has insisted his side won’t fall apart like Barcelona did, when they take on Roma in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash.

The Reds travel to the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday with Barcelona’s quarter-final capitulation in mind, after Roma came back from a 4-1 first-leg defeat to win the tie on the away goals rule.

“Now we have to work again in Rome. That’s no problem. There would have been work for us to do if we’d won 5-0 because Roma would have tried everything to strike back anyway.

“And what I learned tonight is that we can win the second game as well, even when it will be different. Roma need to score goals against us. I said it a few times and it should not sound like a warning or whatever, but we are not Barcelona.

“They are one of the two or three best teams in the world and they won so many things in the last few years. We didn’t.

“So we will fight with all we have for that result again. It’s much better than I could have expected before the game, but now in the moment of course I feel the two goals we conceded still,” Klopp told the media on Tuesday night.

                                                  

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Champions League: Steven Gerrard, Lampard Reveal Why Salah Can't Celebrate His Goals Against Roma

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Champions League: Steven Gerrard, Lampard Reveal Why Salah Can't Celebrate His Goals Against Roma

Liverpool superstar, Mohammed Salah, chose not to celebrate his brace against Roma in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash on Tuesday night.

Salah left the Serie A giants for the Premier League club in the summer, putting pen to paper with Liverpool in a deal worth £35million.

When he netted twice against them at Anfield, he held up his hands in the air, as his team-mates went wild around him.

Speaking in the BT Sport studio after the game Gary Lineker, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, and Steven Gerrard reacted to his lack of celebration.

Lineker said: “Equally impressive was that it must have been so difficult not to celebrate in the semi-final of the Champions League and out of respect, obviously for Roma, he didn’t.”

Lampard replied: “Fair play, I like that.”

“Inside he must have been bursting to go crazy,” Gerrard added.

                                                  

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Champions League: Klopp Reacts To Salah's Part In Liverpool 5-2 Win Over Roma

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Champions League: Klopp Reacts To Salah's Part In Liverpool 5-2 Win Over Roma

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has hailed the “outstanding” Mohamed Salah after his match-winning performance against Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Salah scored the two opening goals against his former side during the 5-2 victory at Anfield and assisted the following two for Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

The Egyptian winger now has 43 goals in 47 games for Liverpool this season.

“In that shape, [he was] outstanding – pretty much not to defend, to be honest.

“In the first 15 minutes, we needed to learn a little bit, to adapt to the formation of the opponent. Then we played how we played. He has a massive impact on that, of course.

“The first goal is just a genius strike. He’s already scored a few like this – that makes it even more special. It makes it clear it is no coincidence. The second goal was brilliant play… Then he makes the other two goals.

“If you think he’s the best in the world, write it or say it. He is in outstandingly good shape, in world-class shape, 100 per cent. That’s good.

“To be the best in the world you need to do that over a longer period, I think. There are a few others who are not too bad. He is a fantastic player and I’m really happy to have him,” Klopp told reporters after the game.

                                                  

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