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Liverpool keeper Alisson: We're not dwelling on Paris

Alisson insists Liverpool won't look back on their Champions League final heartbreak.

The Reds will kick-off their group stage campaign against Napoli in Italy on Wednesday.

Jurgen Klopp's side will be looking to go one better after losing to Real Madrid in the final last season.

"The day after the final was really difficult because you are frustrated about the result and that you didn't get your trophy, the main goal," said Alisson.

"But in the end, we are footballers, we are professional players. We have to deal with that.

"It's really hard but I've learned to deal with it since I was a young boy. It is part of competition, win or lose. As a player you have to give a response straight after. I went to the Brazil national team and after the first match I wasn't thinking any more about the final.

"We can try to use that as an extra motivation, but we don't need that. Being here, playing in the Champions League against a big club like Napoli in a really difficult groups stage is motivation enough for us."

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