No margin for error, says Klopp
belgrade — Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says there is no reason to panic after his side lost their second Champions League game this season on Tuesday but concedes another defeat could derail their chances of moving onto the knockout phase.
Two first-half goals from Milan Pavkov saw Liverpool lose 2-0 at Red Star Belgrade. They are now tied with Napoli at the top of Group C on six points after four games, with matches against the Italian side and Paris SaintGermain to come.
“I think it made sense to make a few changes, a few we had to make and a few we wanted to,” said Klopp.
“I do not say it is serious we lost two times but of course we have to make sure that it will not happen again, otherwise it will be difficult, because the next game is already an away game again, and then a tough home game.”
Liverpool visit French champions PSG on Nov. 28 before hosting Napoli on Dec. 11.
Meanwhile, Harry Kane believes Tottenham can still make the last 16 of the Champions League after coming to his side’s rescue once more in a late turnaround to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Tuesday.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were only 12 minutes away from being eliminated as they struggled to recover from Luuk de Jong’s opener for PSV after 61 seconds at Wembley.
But England captain Kane came to the rescue with a predatory equaliser before heading the crucial last-gasp winner with the aid of a deflection off PSV’s Trent Sainsbury.
“We were just on the attack all the time,” said Kane. “In the end we managed to take a couple but I think we deserved it.
“We had to dig deep and find another level when it mattered. The whole season we’ve been grinding out results here and there. “Obviously we’d like to be higher up the table in the league and doing better in the Champions League, but we’re still fighting.”
Spurs still face an uphill task to reach the knockout stage as they need to beat Inter Milan at home in their next Champions League clash and most likely Barcelona away on December 11. —