Jurgen Klopp is excited about the prospect of facing Ajax in the Champions League as Liverpool kick-off their European campaign tomorrow night.
The Reds commence their 2020/21 Champions League campaign with a trip to Amsterdam on Wednesday as Klopp's side go in search of claiming their seventh European Cup.
The reigning Premier League champions suffered disappointment in last season’s competition after being eliminated in the last 16 by Atletico Madrid.
Klopp has fond memories of meeting the Dutch giants during his time with Borussia Dortmund and is relishing the prospect of taking his side to the Johan Cruyff Arena.
“[Our] proper analysis didn’t start yet, not with me,” the German told Liverpoolfc.com “After this I have the analysis meeting so then I will know much more about it, but in general yes [it feels like a big European game].
“If you think, and if you thought in the past, about European football Liverpool was 100 per cent involved and Ajax as well, so that’s how it is.
“One of the highlights of my time at Dortmund was for sure the two games against Ajax, just for a personal reason. You think: ‘OK, you want to play in this stadium against a young, very exciting team.’
“Ajax changed their philosophy slightly [and] brought in some experienced players. [Daley] Blind is there, [Dusan] Tadic is there, [Quincy] Promes, [Davy] Klaassen they got back from Bremen - so a few players that played earlier in their career at Ajax, then mix it up with a lot of really young and exciting talents. That’s how it is.
“Two years, or one-and-a-half years, ago they played an exceptional Champions League campaign, absolutely exceptional.
“The way they played, wow. All good but we didn’t play them that year, it would have been only possible in the final and that didn’t happen because of Tottenham. So, now we meet and I’m excited.”
