Ahead Of Liverpool Vs Inter In The Champions League, Klopp Reveals Diogo Jota's Condition

Diogo Jota while appearing on the field defending Liverpool (Photo via Instagram @Diogoj_18)

JAKARTA - Liverpool will face Italian giants Inter Milan in the first leg of the 2021/2022 Champions League last 16 on Thursday, 17 February. Before the match took place, Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool coach explained the condition of one of his players, Diogo Jota.

Jota is known to have missed Liverpool's 1-0 win over Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday, February 13. The absence of the striker then became a question mark for the fans.

Klopp explained his decision to leave the Portuguese forward. According to Klopp Jota had a slight problem or injury in a training session the day before the match versus Burnley at Turf Moor Stadium.

“Jota will actually start the game against Burnley with Sadio Mane starting from the bench. But he had an injury that we didn't expect," Klopp said.

After the player had to be sidelined due to injury, Klopp again revealed Jota's condition ahead of the match against Inter Milan in the Champions League. Even though he is in good condition, Klopp has not been able to provide certainty whether Jota will go down from the early minutes.

"Now Jota looks fine. But I'm still not sure he will be ready (to go down in the early minutes)," continued the German coach.

In the match against Burnley, the Anfield Gank finally managed to secure a narrow victory thanks to Fabinho's single goal in the 40th minute. In that match, Sadio Mane could be relied on by the team again after he had been absent for a long time because he appeared to defend the national team at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.