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Tom Blow

Jurgen Klopp confirms double Liverpool injury boost ahead of Champions League final

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Thiago and Fabinho are fit for Saturday's Champions League final.

Liverpool take on Real Madrid in Paris, aiming to win their seventh European Cup. The Reds have already lifted two trophies this season - the FA Cup and EFL Cup - and finished one point behind champions Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

Thiago was a doubt for the showpiece event after suffering an injury in Liverpool's final Premier League fixture against Wolves on Sunday. Yet the Spain international, who's played 38 games this term, returned to training on Thursday and is available for selection.

Fabinho, meanwhile, is expected to feature against Real. He suffered a hamstring injury against Aston Villa earlier this month and hasn't played since, missing the FA Cup final against Chelsea.

However, the Brazilian returned to training on Wednesday, telling reporters: "I'll be ready."

Elsewhere, Joe Gomez has recovered from the knock he suffered against Southampton 10 days ago, while Virgil van Dijk is fully fit again after limping out of the EFL Cup triumph. Mohamed Salah was also forced out of that final with a groin complaint but has recovered.

The only absentee for Liverpool will be Divock Origi, who suffered a muscle injury ahead of the Wolves game. The Belgium international will not play for the club again after deciding against renewing his contract, which expires at the end of next month.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is aiming to win his second Champions League final (AFP via Getty Images)

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"Mood is good, really excited," said Klopp on Friday evening when asked for an injury update. "Looks good for both Thiago and Fab. Thiago trained yesterday with the team and today. Fabinho trained normally. We'll go from there."

Klopp was speaking in his final press conference before Saturday's big event. "I've no idea how it will feel if we win," said the German when asked about the possibility of winning. "At the moment we're in the mood to prepare a real game and a proper fight.

"Real Madrid are the most decorated club in the Champions League. Their manager [Carlo Ancelotti] has won it three times, we cannot get this experience overnight. We're experienced too, reaching our third final in five years. That's special."

Klopp went on to say: "It would mean a lot [to win] but that's sport. We get judged by the final result. If you are a football person, you know what my boys did is exceptional. But it's all based on the colour of a medal. History will tell us what people say."

Liverpool and Real have history in this competition. The Spanish giants defeated Klopp's side 3-1 in the final in Kyiv four years ago, yet Liverpool have also got one over Real in the showpiece event, beating them 1-0 in Paris in 1981.

The Reds are classed as favourites for the final, although only marginally. "It's not an easy question," said Klopp when asked about their favourites tag. "I don't have an easy answer. I don't know... from my point of view, it's them [Real are the favourites], but I want us to be at the same level [as in previous games] - I want to be us in this game."

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