Jurgen Klopp Wants Liverpool Fans To Make 'Biggest Difference' Vs. Dortmund

Jurgen Klopp believes the Anfield crowd is a bigger advantage to Liverpool than the away goal Divock Origi bagged at Signal Iduna Park in last Thursday’s encounter with Borussia Dortmund.

The Reds will play host to the in-form Bundesliga side this Thursday on Merseyside as the teams battle it out for a place in the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League in front of the Kop.

The aggregate scoreline in the tie currently stands at 1-1 following last week’s initial meeting in Germany, when Origi pounced to net to give Klopp’s men a slight edge in the tie.

However, the manager feels that effort won’t ultimately prove decisive but insists the decibel levels generated by the Anfield crowd could be.

“(The away goal) makes a big difference if your result in the second game is useful, too,” Klopp exclaimed at his pregame press conference. “I think you can ignore the first game. Everybody who saw Dortmund in the last few months know that this team can score goals everywhere in the world. That not a real issue.

“If we win, we don’t need it (the away goal), and if we lose, it doesn’t help us, so it’s pretty easy. It’s not too important. For the game in Dortmund, it was important, but this is a new start and we know about the qualities of Dortmund. We knew before the game, we knew it after the first leg. Now they know a little bit more about our qualities.

“We will see who handles the situation a little bit better. Who is clearer in most of the offensive actions and who is more disciplined in defense, who is brave enough to take the chance. Maybe (there) will be only a few chances in the game because both teams are really good organised.

“Everything can happen, but, in my opinion, the atmosphere can be the biggest difference.”