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REVEALED: Jurgen Klopp got Benfica's B team to imitate Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen in secret friendly before Liverpool's Champions League final victory over Tottenham Jurgen Klopp arranged a special friendly against Benfica's B team in Marbella The Liverpool boss asked their opponents to set up exactly like Tottenham A trio of young players mimicked Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen They copied Spurs' formation, set-pieces and their style of play from the back Extra preparation appeared to work as Liverpool won the Champions League 

By Joe Strange for MailOnline

Published: 12:00 BST, 4 June 2019 | Updated: 12:17 BST, 4 June 2019

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Jurgen Klopp went the extra mile in his preparations for the Champions League final by getting Benfica's B team to mimic Harry Kane and Co in a warm-up match.

The Liverpool boss arranged the behind-closed-doors friendly during his side's training camp in Marbella in the build-up to Saturday's final.

But instead of simply getting some minutes for his squad during the three-week break between competitive games, Klopp made sure the opposition were set up to play like Spurs - complete with their own Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen.

Liverpool enjoyed a training camp in Marbella prior to Saturday's Champions League final

Liverpool enjoyed a training camp in Marbella prior to Saturday's Champions League final

Jurgen Klopp arranged for Benfica's B team to play just like Tottenham in a secret friendly

Jurgen Klopp arranged for Benfica's B team to play just like Tottenham in a secret friendly

The manager of Benfica B, Renato Paiva, revealed Klopp's methods to Portuguese newspaper A Bola this week, detailing exactly what his young players did to copy Mauricio Pochettino's style of

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