Mane targets back-to-back Champions League finals with Liverpool

Dom Farrell

Mane targets back-to-back Champions League finals with Liverpool image

Sadio Mane sees no reason why Liverpool cannot make another bid for European glory this season.

Jurgen Klopp's side stormed to the Champions League final in Kiev back in May, only for a shoulder injury suffered by talisman Mohamed Salah to hinder them in a 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid.

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Mane was on target during the second half to briefly pull the Premier League team level and, ahead of Thursday's draw for the group stage, the Senegal international feels last season's experience can only be beneficial.

"It was a very big sign for us. It was a bonus for us to learn and get those kinds of experiences," he told Liverpool's official website.

"We have played [big games] already and we know how. Now we have to do the same work on the pitch and the experience we had in the past will help.

"It's very early to speak about it but it's why we’re always here working: to do anything possible.

"We have the quality and everything to go throughout [the tournament], so why not? Why not?"

Liverpool's fate in the draw will be largely determined by the result of the play-off encounter between PAOK and Benfica on Wednesday.

Portuguese giants Benfica have a superior UEFA coefficient to the Reds and would be placed among the second seeds if they beat their Greek opponents.

That would put Liverpool in pot three but a PAOK victory – the tie is locked at 1-1 after the first leg in Portugal – would see Klopp's men take up a place in pot two.

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.