Jurgen Klopp has insisted he will not use the state of the Stade de France pitch as an excuse if Liverpool fall short in their quest to become champions of Europe.
A new playing surface was only finally laid at 1am on Thursday and it is being heavily watered before the clash with Real Madrid.
Klopp went straight to inspect it when he arrived at the stadium and discussed it with match referee Clement Turpin. The Reds boss made a point of saying he was not complaining about the pitch, but he recognised it was far from ideal.