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Jurgen Klopp was subjected to "pure torture" ahead of Liverpool's crucial Champions League last 16 match against Real Madrid.

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  JURGEN KLOPP revealed the "pure torture" of replaying last season's Champions League final against Real Madrid. But Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is hoping that his team can finally inflict some pain on Carlo Ancelotti's side in the last 16 on Tuesday at Anfield. Before Tuesday's game, Jurgen Klopp rewatched last season's Champions League final. Credit: PA In Paris, Los Blancos defeated Liverpool 1-0. Credit: Getty Liverpool is out for vengeance after losing 1-0 in Paris in May, and Klopp has been buoyed by back-to-back Premier League victories over Everton and Newcastle. "I hadn't watched the final again until the weekend," he explained. Then I realized why I hadn't watched it before — because it was pure torture. "We played well and could have won the game." And that is the key word: 'could.' They scored a decisive goal, while we did not. "Real do not worry when other teams have a chance and they do not lose confid

0-2 Osasuna Real Madrid: Marco Asensio and Federico Valverde score late goals to cut the champions' lead over LaLiga leaders Barcelona to five points.

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  0-2 Osasuna Real Madrid: Marco Asensio and Federico Valverde score late goals to cut the champions' lead over LaLiga leaders Barcelona to five points. Federico Valverde eventually opened the scoring, and with just over 10 minutes remaining, Marco Asencio sealed the three points for the champions. Moi Gomez scored for Osasuna in their best effort of the game. Real Madrid cut the gap at the top of La Liga to five points with a 2-0 win over Osasuna three days before facing Liverpool in the Champions League. It was a hard-fought victory won without Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, and Aurelien Tchouameni, all of whom should be available for Tuesday's game. There were times when Benzema's absence was felt, but Alvaro Rodriguez's superb second-half performance as a substitute will have given Carlo Ancelotti food for thought for the next time he is without the Frenchman. After Fede Valverde scored the first, he set up Marco Asensio for the second. In the first half, he was the mai