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Jurgen Klopp And His Record In Finals Over The Years

Jurgen Klopp And His Record In Finals Over The Years

Jurgen Klopp has an enviable trophy cabinet. The current Liverpool boss has won a total of 12 trophies in his managerial career. Right from the days of managing Mainz, Klopp has made it a habit to win silverware.

Apart from winning the various league competitions, Klopp has also been triumphant in quite a few Cup finals.

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Having won almost everything with Borussia Dortmund, he had to endure a lean spell for some years in finals. However, he finally broke through with that epic triumph in the 2019 UEFA Champions League.

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To celebrate Liverpool on the cusp of their seventh European triumph, FootTheBall takes a look back at the several Cup finals Klopp has won over the years.

 

2012 DFB-Pokal: Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Bayern Munich

At the peak of the “heavy-metal” era of football for Dortmund, they were wrecking their opponents. Klopp led the Black & Yellow to two consecutive Bundesliga titles, and the final of the DFB-Pokal in 2012 was a mega affair.

Franck Ribery had given Bayern the lead before Dortmund came roaring back. Shinji Kagawa, Mats Hummels, and Robert Lewandowski all scored before halftime to put Klopp’s side two goals up.

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Lewandowski would complete his hat-trick in the final minutes of the match, his second half brace coming in between a strike by Arjen Robben. Dortmund were winners of the DFB-Pokal emphatically, giving Klopp his first taste of domestic cup success.

2013 UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich

The first ever Champions League final for Jurgen Klopp would end in the worst possible fashion for him and Dortmund. They were one of the best teams in…

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