Klopp takes loss in stride,says team will return stronger

Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is such a bouncy character that not even a Champions League final defeat can really get him down

Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp is such a bouncy character that not even a Champions League final defeat can really get him down,but the decision not to send off Bayern Munich defender Dante in Saturdays 2-1 defeat did rankle.

Dante was already on a yellow card when he kneed the impressive Marco Reus in the chest to concede an obvious penalty but Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli did not reach for his pocket. I saw it in the game and I was sure you can give a second yellow card and when I saw it on television I thought you had to give it, Klopp told a news conference when asked about Dantes escape. However,in typical style the excitable 45-year-old tried to see the bright side.

In the history of football there were refereeing decisions worse than this. Eleven against 10 after that we are the winner? I dont know. Klopp lives and breathes every kick of a match and celebrated Neven Subotics clearance off the line as wildly as when his youthful side netted the leveller in the first all-German final in Europes premier club competition. Despite the disappointment of losing having dominated the first 20 minutes with a succession of trademark counter-attacks,Klopp was already thinking about next season with Dortmund.

Seasons best

The team played a great game,they gave everything they had. They really deserved to equalise. I feel pride comes up in me and sadness goes way. It was a great season from my team and a really great match,perhaps the best match against Bayern in the Champions League this season.

Now we have to go on holiday,buy some players because others clubs want our players, he smiled. Next week I have much work to build a new team and then I hope I am on holiday. I think well get a pretty decent team together,I wouldnt worry about that.