Jürgen Klopp says Flamengo will face 'different' Liverpool side | OneFootball

24 hours after securing their place in the Club World Cup final, Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp discussed Saturday’s showdown against Flamengo.

This year’s final pits the Copa Libertadores champion up against the Champions League winners for the fourth time in the last six years.

Only one club outside of Europe has won the Club World Cup since Internacional’s 1-0 triumph over Barcelona in 2006, with Corinthians defeating Chelsea by the same scoreline in 2012.

There’s a widespread belief that Flamengo can overcome Liverpool in Doha on Saturday but Klopp has been studying the film in hopes that he can claim his first world title.

“Tough game, a really tough game. But we watched the game (against Al Hilal), I saw a lot and we will watch more games,” said Klopp.

“One game is important but it is not all about that. It was an open game for a long period.

“We will see who deals better with the circumstances, who has more right decisions. We will be a different opponent, of course.

“We have now to ‘collect our bones’. I don’t know who exactly will be ready for the next game, so we will see,

“I saw the bench of Monterrey, there were like 10, 15 players on it, I don’t know.

“Probably Flamengo’s season is over, they are here with the full squad pretty much as well. We have just to recover as quick as possible and to make ourselves ready.

“With Jorge Jesus as a manager, of course there’s a European influence and that’s it, but the players themselves already have quality.

“If there would not be a European coach, it would already be difficult. With Jorge Jesus, (he is) very experienced, very successful in Portugal and now in Brazil as well.

“We have a lot of respect for that but at the end we will try our best and we will see how it will work out.”

Of course, this is a re-match of the 1981 final, which Flamengo famously won 3-0.