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
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