‘Hope AC Milan watched it’: Liverpool throw away 3-0 Champions League lead at Sevilla as Klopp denies Reds are mentally weak
Firmino and Mane put Premier League side three goals up after half an hour before another defensive collapse leaves European fate in balance
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defended his side’s mental strength despite crumbling under the pressure of an inspired second-half Sevilla comeback to throw away a three-goal lead in Spain.
A thrilling 3-3 draw leaves Liverpool still on top of Champions League group E, but means a point is still required when the English side host Spartak Moscow on December 6 to book their place in the last 16 for the first time in nine seasons.
And Klopp blamed Liverpool’s lack of Champions League experience in recent seasons for the way they folded after a Roberto Firmino double either side of Sadio Mane’s header had given them a 3-0 lead inside half an hour.
“It is not perfect tonight but it is not a general problem,” said the German. “It just happened. In this atmosphere we need to get more and more experience.
“Could we have done better? One hundred per cent, but do I think it is a mentality problem? One hundred per cent not.”
