{"id":1092269,"date":"2019-06-05T15:43:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T14:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1092269"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:43:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T14:43:04","slug":"benfica-b-liverpool-spurs-champions-league-final","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/benfica-b-liverpool-spurs-champions-league-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Benfica B’s role in Liverpool’s UCL win over Spurs has been revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benfica B were asked by Liverpool to mirror Tottenham Hotspurs’ tactics during the Reds’ preparations for the Champions League final last week. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jurgen Klopp’s men spent a week in Marbella to prepare for the final, in which they triumphed 2-0 thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.<\/p>\n

Benfica B’s Champions League role: Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Liverpool beat Spurs 2-0 in last week’s Champions League final.<\/li>\n
  2. Jurgen Klopp’s men spent a week in Marbella during the build-up.<\/li>\n
  3. While there, the Reds invited Benfica’s B team to help with their preparations.<\/li>\n
  4. Klopp asked Renato Paiva<\/span>‘s side to mirror the tactics used by Pochettino’s Spurs side.<\/li>\n
  5. Paiva has claimed his players were able to cope with the Liverpool tactics that Klopp used against Man City.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7278637-klopp-must-solve-wenger-s-dilemma-to-take-liverpool-forward<\/p>\n

    But not only was the trip spent building up Liverpool’s fitness levels and helping them acclimatise to the Spanish heat, it was also used to get a tactical edge over Mauricio Pochettino’s men.<\/p>\n

    Benfica B manager Renato Paiva has revealed how his side were invited to join Liverpool at their training camp to mirror Spurs’ tactical approach. <\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cWe recreated two of their offensive and two of their defensive moments, as well as the set-pieces we thought they\u2019d use in the final,” Paiva told Portuguese outlet A Bola<\/a>, translated Tiago Estevao<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

    “We replicated their centre-back and goalkeeper build-up routines, their 4-2-3-1 defensive shape with the striker cutting between opposition centre-backs and the 10 obstructing Liverpool\u2019s 6. Vinicius mimicked Eriksen, Bernardo acted more like Alli and Jose Gomes was Kane.<\/span><\/p>\n