Jurgen Klopp says he'll need "a few nights" to work out how to stop Lionel Messi when Liverpool come face-to-face with him in the Champions League semi-finals. The Reds will face the Barcelona ace after they eased past Porto 6-1 on aggregate with a 4-1 victory in the second leg in Portugal on Wednesday.
Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk scored as the Reds reached the last four of European football's premier competition for the second time in successive seasons.
And when asked what his plans are for Messi after the game, Klopp said in his press conference: “Thank God I don’t have to think about that tonight. I have a few nights.  No one has so far managed it, but we will try. We have a few jobs before that.”
The German added that the experience of last season's run to the final has helped them this time around.
"We played better this season," he told BT Sport. "It was always going to be a whirlwind here and that was what it was. Second half the energy level dropped for Porto and we could control the game and score the goals.
"We are more experienced, that is clear. We had difficult away games and we knew it would be the same as at City and Roma last year. It is all good. A difficult game but we go to the semi-finals. "It is first time for me to play Barcelona , apart from in friendlies. I am looking forward to that."
Klopp also said his Liverpool side made a "big statement" by thrashing Porto to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for a second successive year: "For us to be in the semi-finals is unbelievable. The second time in a row is something really crazy," Klopp said. "I'm really proud of the boys and what they did."
Barcelona reached the semis with a 4-0 aggregate win over Manchester United, with the first leg against Liverpool scheduled for 30 April (8pm) at Nou Camp. It will be the clubs' first competitive meeting since Liverpool knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage during the 2006-07 season, though Klopp's side face Premier League matches against Cardiff and Huddersfield first.
"To be in the semi-final is a big statement," Klopp added. "The news that there's a proper football game between Liverpool and Barcelona is really good news and I'm happy for all the people in the football club. "We will find things that we think we can use against them, but I'm not worrying about that tonight."
Porto had dominated parts of the second leg at Estadio do Dragao but were punished for their failure to turn chances into goals with strikes from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk providing an emphatic feel to the scoreline.
"It's not a result that reflects the two games," Klopp said. "At Anfield we were the clear better side, we dominated the game and played a really good game and made life difficult for Porto. "Tonight it was the other way around, they made our life difficult."

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