Jurgen Klopp said he is happy he has some time to plan how to stop Barcelona's Lionel Messi after Liverpool's defeat of Porto on Wednesday set up a UEFA Champions League semi-final tie with the Blaugrana.
The Reds eased past Porto, winning 4-1 at the Estadio do Dragao in the second leg having prevailed 2-0 at Anfield (U.S. only):
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They are now aiming to reach the Champions League final for the second year running, but standing in their way are Messi's Barcelona, who thrashed Manchester United 4-0 on aggregate in their quarter-final tie.