'Real Madrid are favourites, but we don't feel like underdogs'

Liverpool face the reigning European champions on Saturday, looking to complete their return to the European elite with victory over a side that has monopolised the competition in recent years.

Whatsmore, the competition has a special significance for the German, as he looks to banish the demons the Borussia Dortmund's 2013 defeat at the hands of German rivals Bayern Munich.

Speaking to 'The Guardian' ahead of the game, Klopp admitted that there are no guarantees, but also insisted that his side do not feel David going up against the Goliath that is Real Madrid.

“Two weeks after a really nice season, we have a fantastic finish,” he said. “Coming in to work this morning I saw a car with two flags, Liverpool Champions League final Kiev, so it has started already. It’s really cool, we have the sort of smile on our face that you can pretty much only get from football, and one of the rules in sport is that the more you try the more likely you are to do it. But of course there are no guarantees. If guarantees are what you want then don’t qualify for a final. Stay at home or book a holiday.

“Yes they are favourites, they know everything, they can write their own scripts because they have [now] experienced it four times in the last five years,” Klopp continued. “There have been three dominant clubs in the last few years, and we are facing one of them. I have no problem with the situation and I don’t feel like an underdog. Liverpool were absolutely not favourites in 2005, and that was before they went 3-0 down.

“To be honest, we like the role we are in. We like the situation and we are in a good moment. Real Madrid are a side of the highest quality going for three wins in three years, but we are Liverpool. That’s something not to forget.”