Jurgen Klopp lamented the missed opportunities as Liverpool suffered a "tough and hard" defeat in the Champions League final in Paris.
A Vinicius Junior goal just before the hour mark was decisive as Real Madrid won 10 at the Stade de France on Saturday night.
It was the Spaniard's only shot on target compared to Liverpool's No 9, who was repeatedly saved by Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
And Klopp said: "I'm not sure it's an amazing result, it's just a normal football result. Ball possession is 5050, we have more shots and shots on target but the stats are decisive. Most definitely lie on the side of Madrid.
"I congratulate Real Madrid. They scored a goal and we didn't, that's the simplest explanation in the world of football.
" It's hard, it's hard to be beaten like this, but we do. I respect that, of course when the goalkeeper. was the man of the match, the other team had an incident. We had three really big chances when Courtois made unbelievable saves.
“I wanted a little more of this caliber in the last third, we could do better on the passes and crosses, especially late in the game, getting past Courtois not having too much. meaningful. With our quality we can cause more problems for them. But I saw a lot of passion and desire in my boys.
"We know the 11 with Mo (Salah), we know how many times Mo has scored in those situations and it was just a brilliant save from Courtois."
After a strong start to the game, Liverpool seemed exhausted in the final half as they failed to clinch the treble and claim their seventh European Cup.
And when asked if his team felt the effects of playing their 63rd game of the season, Klopp replied: "It didn't help but I don't think that's the case.
" We had the best face after they score, then. We played exactly the spaces we needed to play. In the first half we had some good moments, Sadio could turn around and get into the box, that's good.
"We wanted to play a little more in their squad in the second half and the problem is when you play against Real Madrid and they play too deep, the counter-attack threat they have is huge and we don't. can be ignored. I see we've done a lot of good but it's still not enough and we're enjoying it.
Klopp added: "We could have played better football but Madrid could have and they won. They scored with one shot and we didn't.
" Madrid scored a shot on target and that was it. a goal. Yeah...
"I'll take it 100% and respect it. The reason to play football and enter these competitions is to win the game." Whatever you do, as long as it's within the rules, is allowed and you can do it, that's really good. "
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