Liverpool are set to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris, with the chance for Jurgen Klopp’s men to win a third different cup competition this season.
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Liverpool train before the Champions League final
Liverpool players were seen training with brain sensors on their heads as they prepared to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
The Reds will face the Spanish champions for the second time in five finals, after being defeated by the Whites in 2018. Jurgen Klopp’s men beat Villarreal in the semifinals to reserve their place in Paris. while Carlo Ancelotti’s men left Manchester City stunned in the last four.
If they want to do better than in 2018 – or, in fact, in 2021, when they lost to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals – Klopp’s players will have to be at their best. And the reds look for every edge they can find.
Mo Salah is experiencing the “worst moment of his career” when Sergio Ramos finished the Champions League final Kylian Mbappe ready to rub salt on the wounds of Real Madrid with a new interception of transfer.
In 2021, The Athletic reported on the innovation of the German company neuro11, with co-founder Dr. Niklas Hausler talking about “the next frontier in sports performance.” The technology deployed by the Liverpool team is designed to train the brain, and it is just another way for the Premier League 2020 champions to look for an advantage in the final.
“When you’re able to make the most of it, you let your engine’s output run automatically. You don’t have to think about it, it’s just happening,” Dr. Hausler said. Its technology aims to train the mental part of the game as a complement to tactical preparations, in order to obtain even better results.
“What we do with a player is decipher with them and find out what parts of that process are helping them get into that brain state,” he added. “They might think there’s a better way to do it, but our data shows that, in fact, this is something you shouldn’t really focus on, and instead you should focus on something that you haven’t underestimated before “.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold wore a neuro11 headset during his preparations (
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Liverpool have already won two trophies this season by the narrowest margin. They beat Chelsea on penalties after a goalless draw in the Carabao Cup before doing the same with the London side in the FA Cup in May.
However, after receiving the title from Manchester City, you will know how small margins can make a big difference. It remains to be seen if he will be able to do enough against Real Madrid, but they are preparing as best they can.
Fabinho and Joe Gomez were seen in training as Klopp hopes to have a team as close as possible to Liverpool’s Spanish rivals. However, Thiago Alcantara, who limped out of the Premier League final against the Wolves, remains hesitant to appear in Paris.
“We’ll see,” Klopp said when asked about Thiago’s injury Sunday. “Give us a chance. That makes the news neither better nor worse. We want to wait until we know more and then you will receive the information as well.”
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