16 April,2021 07:34 AM IST | Liverpool | AFP
Real Madrid boss Zidane
Jurgen Klopp bemoaned Liverpool's inability to turn dominance into goals as Real Madrid held out for a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Wednesday to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League 3-1 on aggregate.
Mohamed Salah and Georginio Wijnaldum were guilty of wasting glorious opportunities to get Klopp's men back into the tie as they failed to replicate a remarkable recovery from 3-0 down to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate at the semi-final stage two years ago.
"We didn't lose the tie tonight. We lost it definitely in Madrid but even if we drew there 0-0, we would probably still be playing because we didn't score," said Klopp, whose side now face a battle just to qualify for next season's Champions League via a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Madrid were far from their best, but did not need to be to set up a semi-final clash with Chelsea as Los Blancos extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 14 games.
"We knew we had to suffer tonight, but in the end we got what we wanted, which was to go through," said Zidane.
"We knew they'd start fast and they were really good in the opening 15 minutes, but that's normal. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League you have to dig in and we did that and got through." Klopp felt his team hasnt finished off games enough: "We had games here in the Premier League where we just don't finish often enough. We know how often Mo Salah finished these chances with closed eyes and in this moment [he did] not."
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Real Madrid's unbeaten run of matches across competitions
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