"After losing the first leg of the 2018-19 Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, Klopp came to talk to me and Sadio Mane in the dressing room. The other players had already left, Mane and I were the last ones there. Klopp was very calm, he looked at us and said he was confident we'd turn it around in the second leg."
"It's strange to say this, but I think we played even better than Barca. They were lethal - they had four or five chances and scored three. Then and there in the dressing room, Mane and I said we also believed in the comeback. We knew we could beat them, especially at home."
"From that moment, we created an atmosphere and confidence to play the game we played at Anfield. This mood continued right up until kick-off at Anfield."
Fabinho reflects on Liverpool's remarkable 4-0 victory over Barcelona in the 2019 Champions League semi-final. After a 3-0 loss in the first leg, Klopp expressed confidence in a comeback. Fabinho and Sadio Mane, the last players in the dressing room, shared this belief. They felt they had played well despite the scoreline and were determined to win at Anfield. This confidence fostered a positive atmosphere leading up to the second leg, culminating in their eventual Champions League triumph that season.
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