Karius needed to be consoled after his two errors in last year’s final

Among the barrage of text messages that pinged to Jürgen Klopp’s mobile phone after the jaw-dropping success over Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, there was one in particular that will have resonated with the Liverpool manager.

It was sent by Loris Karius, the goalkeeper sent on loan to Besiktas, for whom progress to another Champions League final would have stirred memories of Kiev’s Olimpiyskiy Stadium, of tears shed in the wreckage of defeat and the dashing of a dream.

“Loris texted Jürgen and myself when we reached the final,” John Achterberg, the Liverpool goalkeeper coach, said. “He said he was happy for us and hopes we now win. I think that says a lot about him.”

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