The Top Flight’s 5 key battles that could decide the Champions League Final

Perhaps the most important and most intriguing battle of all will be between the managers.

There are lots of similarities between the two. Both play a similar high-intensity brand of football, demanding 100% from their players for every minute of every game.

Of the nine times, they’ve played each other Pochettino has only won once, a convincing 4-1 win at Wembley last season. There has been four draws and four wins for Klopp, including both meetings this season.

Pochettino has never won a trophy as a manager.

Klopp has a history of losing major finals.

Something has to give.