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Jurgen Klopp believes Bayern Munich duo Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng have been given extra motivation ahead of their Champions League showdown with Liverpool.

Germany boss Joachim Low controversially announced last week that Hummels, Boateng and Thomas Muller will no longer be considered for international selection.

Muller is banned for Wednesday's second leg at the Allianz Arena but Hummels and Boateng are both set to start.

Key points of Klopp's press conference ahead of Bayern

Klopp has questioned Low's decision and says the Bayern pair will be desperate to prove a point against the Reds.

“The only possibility for me is to think about how I’d react,” Klopp said.

“I was never in contention for the national team but if something like this happened to you when you are young, fit and healthy then I think I would try to show it was a mistake.

“I know that all three would love to play for Germany. With all the decisions a manager has to make, it’s always 50/50 – some like them, some don’t like them.

“The difference between a national coach and a club coach is if I say to a player here that he cannot play any more then he can look for another club. In this case you cannot look for another country.

“I don’t know the reasons exactly 100% but what I would say is it is difficult to take the opportunity away for a player to qualify for a national team. I didn’t hear about a lot of similar situations.

“A centre half at 30 years is nothing. Age cannot really be a reason. Other reasons, I don’t know.

“If you are a player and you don’t really retire by yourself there should still be an opportunity to qualify for the national team. That’s my opinion but I am not in the situation.

“If you can tell a player: 'You stay at home, I don’t invite you – I am not happy with your performances, whatever' that’s 100% the right of the national team. But if it's: 'Whatever you do, it won’t be enough to be in the national team again', it’s not like it should sound.”