Jurgen Klopp makes surprise claim about Liverpool's comeback win at Newcastle
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp rated Sunday's comeback win over Newcastle as "more difficult" than when the Reds overturned 3-0 aggregate deficit against Barcelona in the Champions League en route to lifting that trophy in 2019. Two goals from substitute Darwin Nunez in the final stages at St James' Park sealed what had been an unlikely victory ever since Virgil van Dijk was sent off in the first half. In fact, the first of Nunez's brace, in the 81st minute, was Liverpool's first shot on target since losing their captain. Compared to the Barcelona game, which was a 4-0 win over 90 minutes at Anfield to prevail on aggregate, this was a turnaround in a much shorter timeframe and in front of a hostile crowd. "It was much more difficult than the Barcelona Game ,” Klopp said to Sky Sports . "That was at home and we played a sensational first game that was lost 3-0 but learned a lot about ourselves and knew we could hurt Barcelona if we defended them prop...