This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield. You're going to be here. Hi Pep, how you doing?

How you doing?

Good to speak to you.

First of all, how are Jotter and Bobby doing fitness wise and how tough is selection

you're going to be for this game?

Yeah, what be, what we have to see the next to these, and he's pushing himself really hard.

If he will not be available for the final to meet the spot. We hope he will be back really soon because you all see and know and feel how important he is is for the way to play.

So I'm happy that he's pushing himself.

Hopefully soon back, Jota,

so far no reaction on the things he did,

so it was straight like running, the changes of the direction, the ball work he did.

So that's a good sign, but it's still, the reason to hold out toward all but still will be a challenge.

Sure.

Pep, obviously this game is taking place against the backdrop of Ukraine.

You were there in 2018 for the Champions League final.

I mean, how difficult is it to concentrate fully on football at the moment?

And what's your reaction to the Champions League final being moved to Paris this morning?

Yeah, what happens at the moment is truly awful.

It's so serious and as a people coach in this moment sitting here

in front of a sports journalist, I think it's not a right moment or not the time to speak my personal opinion.

It doesn't feel appropriate, but what I can say is that I'm a father, I'm a brother, I'm a son,

and a human being, I'm a husband, so it's hard, we think with all these people there.

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