Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists they should be proud of have reached the Champions League final last season.
Klopp maintains Real Madrid met a wounded Reds in Kiev, with his squad stretched to the limit.
He explained to France Football: "We had a fantastic season last year, although the result of the Champions League final was not what we were hoping for.
"Nobody was waiting for us there, even though, as the season progressed, we thought that the final was a possible goal.
"Everyone knows that Mo Salah's injury has changed things. But not only that. We are not going to rewrite the story, but we played the last two months of last season with twelve valid players.
"We had to fight with Chelsea until the end (for a top four finish)."