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Jurgen Klopp Hails Gareth Bale as Difference Maker & Admits Sympathy for Loris Karius After UCL Loss

Jurgen Klopp insisted Liverpool had nothing but bad luck following their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday evening.

Two costly goalkeeping errors and a first half shoulder injury to Mohamed Salah - which is believed to have ruled the Egypt international out of the World Cup this summer - summed up the Reds' misfortune on the night.

However, the introduction of Gareth Bale from the substitutes' bench by Zinedine Zidane; whose stunning bicycle kick and long-range effort proved the difference between the two sides, was, according to the German, the main difference in the tie.