Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson aiming to fulfil Champions League childhood dream
Thursday 19 April 2018 09:48, UK
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson admits the chance to fulfil his childhood dream of winning the Champions League cannot be allowed to cloud the immediate task in hand.
Jurgen Klopp's side have a semi-final against Roma, conquerors of Barcelona in the last round, to negotiate before they can even think about a trip to Kiev - never mind lifting the trophy for a sixth time.
"I think you dream about those things when you are a kid really," said the England midfielder at the launch of Liverpool's new home kit for next season.
"Of course I have, as many other players have, but one step at a time. Roma are a fantastic team and it will be a tough test for us so we will just have to wait and see.
"We certainly won't under-estimate them. They beat Barcelona 3-0 and they are a top team. It will be a difficult game both home and away.
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"It will be a tough test but it is a challenge for us to go in there being confident with the way we have been playing, especially in the last round.
"We have to go there and do what we have been doing and hopefully get to the final. We are obviously in a good place at the moment but at the same time it is important not to get too carried away.
"Our focus is on playing football and doing everything we can to win games, whether that is in the Premier League or the Champions League.
"It is a young team but I feel they are mature at the same time and are hungry to want more, learn and improve and that is the biggest thing.
"Having beaten City away we then put in the performance we did against Bournemouth (and that) shows the mentality of the players so we need to continue that, stay together as a group and focus on what is important."
Henderson was an unused substitute when Liverpool lost the Europa League final to Seville two years ago. This was as a result of him recovering from a knee injury.
