LIVERPOOL MANAGER JURGEN KLOPP HAS insisted that his inconsistent Liverpool side must do everything they can to salvage the rest of the season.
The six-time European Cup winners crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night at the hands of Spanish side Real Madrid. Madrid won the whole tie with a 6-2 aggregate scoreline.
A late goal from current Balon D'or holder Karim Benzema ensured that Liverpool would go without silverware for this season.
This comes days after the humiliating 1-0 defeat to relegation battlers Bournemouth on Saturday.
Speaking about the result and performance the German said,"We came here with the backpack we had with the three goals difference. You need a special performance, and we didn't show a special performance tonight.
"It was, in moments, a good performance, but Real Madrid was, for the whole game, the team in control of the game," he claimed
"They had the better chances, Ali had to make two sensational saves to keep us in the game and that's the reason.
"Again, if you want to go through you need to be outstanding; if you want to win the game, you need to be really good. In the end, Madrid were the better team and that's why the right team went through to the next round."
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Jurgen Klopp reacts to Liverpool being knocked out of the Champions League ❌ pic.twitter.com/hQDE8WiOyS
Klopp has now issued a rallying call to his players and wants his side to make next year's Champions League despite the inconsistent form shown throughout the season
Liverpool are six points behind fourth placed Tottenham Hotspur who have played a game less than them.
"Our job is to squeeze absolutely everything out of this season what is possible. It's a strange one," said Klopp.
"Our recent two games, obviously a sensational performance against Manchester United, which is a real good football team. And then a really bad performance against Bournemouth, which is a good football team as well, but we should not lose this kind of game.
"It put us then under more pressure. If we could have three points then
"I think everybody really could have felt, or smell our breath, if you want. There is again distance because other teams won their games... it is clear, we want to be top four, but if we can do that, we will decide on the pitch [and] not here in the press conference."
Liverpool's next game will be against Manchester City away from home on April 1.
