Jurgen Klopp has given his Liverpool players a history lesson in a bid to inspire a miraculous fightback in their Champions League semi-final with Barcelona.

The Reds boss has enjoyed some truly momentous European nights under the lights at Anfield.

From the thrilling late show against Borussia Dortmund in 2016 to last season's demolition jobs on Manchester City and Roma.

But Klopp says a contest from before his arrival at Anfield gives him the belief that overhauling a 3-0 deficit on Tuesday night is possible.

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It was the same challenge that his Dortmund side faced against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals back in April 2014.

Having lost 3-0 in the Bernabeu, a much changed line up threatened to pull off a stunning comeback on home turf as Marco Reus struck twice before Henrikh Mkhitaryan hit the post.

Dortmund fell agonisingly short but Klopp said after that contest: “You could make a video of this game and show it to the teams that lose a first leg 3-0.”

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It's an experience that the manager has recalled with his Liverpool squad as they fine-tune preparations for their mission against Barcelona.

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“I don’t think too much about (the fightback against) Dortmund,” Klopp said.

“My own personal little story is about Real Madrid, years ago with Dortmund. We lost 3-0 there but then at home we changed seven or eight positions. We changed the team on purpose, more or less.

“Oliver Kirch was a really good player who had only played a couple of games, but that was the eye-opener for the whole world. Everyone was thinking: ‘Who’s that guy?’ He played an unbelievable game that night against Madrid.

“We won 2-0 and we should have won 5-0 without a shadow of a doubt. We were clearly the better side.

“But it was Madrid then and it’s Barcelona now. It’s a big difference. I don’t want to talk too much, but I have told the players that story.

“It doesn’t mean that it will happen again but it is enough for me to believe. That is what we do, not more.”

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The scoreline in the Nou Camp last week was undoubtedly harsh on the Reds, who created a stack of chances but were wasteful in the final third.

The loss of Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino to injuries has weakened Klopp's hand further.

No wonder the manager was far from bullish when he faced the media on Monday. But he knows that belief will grow – both in the stands and on the field – if Liverpool start brightly and impose themselves on the contest.

Klopp said: “I've had these games a couple of times. In my experience, it's not that before the game you think: 'Yeah, I believe we will do it.'

“I'm completely fine with the chance. I don't think we have more, but I don't think we have less. Less than them, but we have at least a chance. They are halfway through. That's the truth.

“I don't sit at home and tell my missus: 'Wait for me at home, we will have a party after the game because we'll win it.' We have to work for it.

“We believe in the chance, we believe in the opportunity, not in the result. There are a lot of other components that are important as well.

“We have to make changes again obviously and we will see how we deal with that. But in general, the shape is good and confidence is there, so we should try it.

“A lot of things are possible. We have to do the right things on the pitch and then you need a bit of luck, which we didn’t have in Barcelona.

“We need a little bit more at home and we need a fantastic atmosphere. We have two of the best strikers in the world not involved so of course we need the crowd involved.

“Some things will be new, 100%, with not really any time to train. That’s how it is but I am still looking forward to it. It’s all good. It’s the Champions League and you want to be a part of it.

“We were so happy when we came through the quarter-final and now we are in the semi and we have to use the second leg.”

Can the depleted Reds really make Barca suffer?

Klopp said: "I don’t want to say that because you make a headline of it and then Mr Valverde sits in the meeting room, translates it into Spanish and shows it to his players!"

Whether or not Liverpool prove able to repair the damage done in the Nou Camp, Klopp is convinced that they will be an ever stronger force in Europe next season.

Despite the result in Catalonia cutting deep, the manner of the performance showcased how far they have come.

"What I liked and the reason for the good football we played was how brave we were. That's how you play in these places," Klopp said.

"Barcelona has a lot of quality, unbelievable quality. On the other side, they work with the respect the other team shows.

"I think we showed exactly the right amount of respect. It was not too much. It was really exactly right. That's what I liked so much.

"We didn't try to be cheeky. We were completely serious in all situations. We worked hard for each moment and then we played really good football.

"I know how it sounds: you lose 3-0 and say afterwards I really liked the game. But I cannot always speak to the people with no idea about football.

"People who have an idea about football saw it and thought 'that was massive'. That's what I really like.

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"I was impressed. That makes it so important for now and for the future. It gives us a basis we can work with.

"We all make these experiences together. We did it there like this, why can't we do it today? That's how I thought about it."