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'We know we can beat Spurs' - Matip confident Liverpool will win the UCL

  /  autty

The centre-back has bounced back after an injury-affected season, and believes his side can cap a memorable season by seeing off Spurs in Madrid

Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip is confident his team can finish off a fantastic season by beating Tottenham and winning the Champions League.

Matip told Liverpool’s official website : “It was a great season and we can finish it. It's the biggest game during this season and we will do everything for this.

"It will be a completely different game, but we know we can beat them and we are looking forward."

The defender has been involved in 19 of Liverpool’s last 22 matches, forming a solid centre-back partnership with Virgil van Dijk.

He is upbeat about his current form, saying: "At the beginning of the season I was struggling with injuries and other lads did very well, so there was no reason to change.

"But in the second half I could play and could improve. I feel good.

"You are waiting for this. And then if you can use it, it's not a bad feeling - it's not the worst feeling."

Matip only made 11 appearances for Liverpool before Christmas, and failed to play in any of the Reds’ fixtures in October.

Despite this, the Cameroon international has helped to keep 14 clean sheets in his 30 appearances in all competitions this season.