Liverpool play Atletico once more in the Champions League on Wednesday in a sport that this time consists of extra significance for the Spaniards than the Reds.
Klopp's group are already 5 points clean on the top of a set that seemed awkward while the draw got here out in August.
Atletico are in a scrap, degree on four factors with Porto, whom they nevertheless have to play in Lisbon inside the final round.
In principle, the pressure on Liverpool should be reduced and yet this fixture maintains locating a manner to annoy the German, to push his buttons and draw reactions he later has to rephrase or retract.
This can be the fourth meeting between the perimeters within the beyond 18 months. Atletico claimed victory in a interesting knock-out tie closing yr after winning 1-0 at home, and 3-2 after greater-time away.
Liverpool then gained by using the same scoreline in Madrid final month, capitalising on a purple card for Antoine Griezmann and a penalty, scored through the blistering Mohamed Salah.
For the last decade, Klopp has been one in every of the sport's maximum fascinating characters and charismatic voices.
He is not a educate that seeks war of words, either intentionally or desperately, as a method to get the satisfactory out of gamers. His jabs at Atletico experience out of sync and out of character.
There were several, however the maximum tremendous got here after the loss at Anfield last yr. "I do not recognize with the satisfactory they ought to be sincere, that they play this sort of soccer. I do not apprehend that," Klopp informed BT Sport.
"When I see gamers like Koke, Saul (Niguez), (Marcos) Llorente - they could play right soccer however they stand deep and feature counter attacks. But they beat us this is how it is."
