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Jürgen Klopp hails Alexander-Arnold’s freekick in Liverpool's win

Jürgen Klopp hailed Trent Alexander-Arnold's boldness and uncovered he advised the young teenager to take the free-kick that sent Liverpool on their way to a profitable Champions League play-off win away at Hoffenheim.

The 18-year-old defender denoted his Champions League make a big appearance with a first senior goal for his childhood club as Liverpool recorded a 2-1 win in the main leg in Germany. A redirected James Milner cross multiplied the guests' lead before the Hoffenheim substitute Mark Uth set up a strained finale and carefully balanced second leg at Anfield next Wednesday, with a 87th-minute goal for Julian Nagelsmann's side.

Alexander-Arnold appealed in vain for offside for Uth's strike however it was his staggering free-kick that had the more noteworthy effect for Liverpool, who survived an early punishment when Simon Mignolet spared a good effort from Andrej Kramaric.

"I need to state for a 18-year-old to have the balls to kick a free-kick like that is more intriguing and energizing for me than a little mix-up he made," said Klopp. "It was a serious amusement for him. He has still a few things to learn. He thought it was offside yet it was clearly not offside, sadly. Trent is an extraordinary player and I need to state I would preferably have 2-1 than 1-0."

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Stoke City are close to confirming a loan deal for the Paris Saint-Germain striker Jesé Rodriguez.
Officials from the Potteries club are in negotiations with the Ligue 1 team about the 24-year-old and are optimistic they can reach an agreement which would bring the former Real Madrid player to the Bet365 Stadium.
Jesé, who cost PSG almost £22m last summer, has made just one league start for the French side to date and spent the second half of last season on loan at Las Palmas.
The then Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka had hoped to bring him to England in January, but the Teessiders were unable to complete a deal.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United are close to completing the £5m signing of Joselu from Stoke. The Spanish striker, who spent last season on loan at Deportivo de La Coruña, is reported to be on Tyneside for a medical on Monday.

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The Real Madrid star won the prize a year ago and confronts rivalry from his Barcelona foe, with Juventus goalkeeper Buffon likewise selected

Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been named on the shortlist for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year grant.

The prize, some time ago called the Best Player in Europe Award, was won by Real Madrid star Ronaldo a year ago and has twice been given to Barcelona forward Messi.

Andres Iniesta and Franck Ribery are the main different players to have lifted the trophy.

The prize perceives the best players, paying little mind to nationality, playing for clubs in UEFA regions and is judged on their exhibitions in residential, mainland and global rivalry.

"The waitlist of three players was chosen by a jury containing the 80 mentors of the clubs which took an interest in the gathering phase of the 2016-17 Champions League and Europa League, alongside 55 columnists chose by the European Sports Media (ESM) gathering, speaking to each of UEFA's part relationship," as indicated by UEFA's rules. Mentors were not permitted to vote in favor of players from their own particular groups.

Ronaldo let go Madrid to an association and Champions League twofold last season, and additionally the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, while Messi won the Copa del Rey with Barca and completed as best scorer in La Liga.

Buffon won a Serie An and Coppa Italia double for the third time in three years and achieved the last of the Champions League with Juventus, where they lost 4-1 to Madrid.

Luka Modric came fourth in the voting, in front of Madrid colleague Toni Kroos and Juve star Paulo Dybala.

Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos was seventh, Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe eighth and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski ninth. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who left Manchester United toward the finish of his agreement, finishes the main 10.

The honor will be exhibited alongside the four positional prizes for the Champions League for 2016-17 at the gathering stage draw for this present season's opposition on August 24.

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