Jurgen Klopp Remembers Sergio Ramos' Brutality In The 2017/2018 Champions League

Jurgen Klopp doesn't like Sergio Ramos (Instagram/@kloppo).

JAKARTA - Liverpool's former manager, Jurgen Klopp, recently expressed his dislike for the former Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos.

Klopp recalled how Ramos was brutal during the 2017/2018 Champions League final between Real Madrid vs Liverpool at NSK Olimpiskyi, Ukraine, May 27, 2018.

Sergio Ramos' action left Mohamed Salah out of the field with a severe shoulder injury. The Egyptian was on a stretcher while crying in the 30th minute.

Ramos was also involved in a collision with goalkeeper Loris Karius. In the aftermath, the goalkeeper's performance until the end of the match contributed to the Reds' 1-3 defeat in the top match.

After the collision, Karius suffered a minor concussion which made him make two fatal mistakes.

"Is Sergio Ramos really a good person? He's not my favorite player. His actions are brutal."

"Of course, he didn't know that the injury was disturbing his shoulder (Salah). However, we all know that he (Ramos) is very happy."

"I've never been able to understand that mentality. I've never had a player like that. When I had it, I made sure they left," Klopp said in a podcast with Toni Kroos.

However, Kroos, who was in the same team as Sergio Ramos, defended the defender by calling him a very good team-mate.

Klopp did not agree. For him, attributes such as Sergio Ramos are not included in the criteria for recruiting players.

"He may not be my favorite player, but it doesn't matter. I always think that my centre-back is good enough not to get involved in such an action," Klopp said on the Einfach mal Lupen podcast.

Klopp, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2019, left Anfield at the end of last season.

He then took up a position as Global Football Head Red Bull in October 2024 and started active work in January 2025.

Klopp will head all of Red Bull's football teams.