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Jürgen Klopp’s post-match interview went viral because of the naked joy – and the swearing

Oonagh Keating. Updated November 11th, 2019

Before the second leg of the Champions League semi-final last night, it would have been hard to find a pundit who would have fancied Liverpool’s chances of climbing back from their 3-0 first-leg defeat by Barcelona. Yet, with a scoreline of 4-0 at Anfield, in front of a jubilant home crowd, that’s what they did.

Football fan, Prince William, instantly offered his congratulations via Twitter.

Of course, the BT reporter, Des Kelly, had to get an interview with Liverpool’s overwhelmed manager, Jürgen Klopp, who let his astonishment get the better of him, with a slightly sweary assessment of the team.

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When they cut back to Gary Lineker in the studio, he refused to apologise for the slip, saying “I think he’s perfectly entitled to after that.”

The entire squad and the fans celebrated the win in time-honoured fashion, which got this response –

Here are a few of our favourite reactions to the result:

That’s going to be a hell of a final.