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'He couldn't feel his toes!': Pep Lijnders reveals Thiago Alcantara nearly pulled out of the Champions League final after missing the warm-up... and claims some players 'were in tears' following the treatment of fans at the Stade de France
Thiago Alcantara was named in the starting XI for the Champions League final However, he emerged as a major doubt after failing to take part in the warm-up Pep Lijnders has revealed Thiago 'couldn't feel his toes' after an injection The coaching staff only made a last-minute decision to keep Thiago in the team The final was also overshadowed by the French police's treatment of fans Lijnders has said players were crying as fans struggled to get into the stadium By Sam Brookes For Mailonline
Published: 11:35 BST, 4 August 2022 | Updated: 11:35 BST, 4 August 2022
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has claimed that Thiago Alcantara came very close to pulling out of the side's Champions League final against Real Madrid in May as he 'couldn't feel his toes' before the game.
The Spanish international limped out of the Reds' league clash against Wolves the previous week with an achilles issue, but he was given an injection ahead of the match in Paris to enable him to play.
However, Lijnders has revealed that Thiago had an adverse reaction to his final injection before the game, which left considerable doubt over whether he would start or Naby Keita would take his place.
Thiago Alcantara was struggling with injury ahead of the Champions League final
Pep Lijnders has said Liverpool only made a last-minute decision to play Thiago
'Thiago didn’t do the warm-up as he couldn’t feel
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