Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren insists that his team will have to stop Cristiano Ronaldo together, but if there is a one-on-one situation in the Champions League final he will be up for the challenge.
The Reds are aiming for a sixth European Cup when they take on Ronaldo's team Real Madrid in the final of the Champions League on 26th May.
Lovren, for whom it will be his first taste of a Champions League final, insists that he will be ready to face the challenge and will do everything he can to help his team win the trophy.
According to the Croatian international, it is always tough to face players such as Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Ronaldo. In order to stop Ronaldo, Lovren feels that it will be necessary to defend as a unit and even if he is be alone he will try his best to stop the former Manchester United number 7.
"Ronaldo, Salah, Messi, you need to respect these players a lot", Lovren told a press conference.
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"Every year he scores more than 30 goals, if he has a bad season he scores 30 goals so, of course, we need to pay attention to that. But we play, in the Premier League, against [some] of the best strikers in the world.
"We know how to defend like a team, when you want to stop Ronaldo we will stop him together.
"Of course, in some parts of the game it will be one against one and it will be tough, but it’s a challenge that I’m ready for.
"I’ve been working so hard to come into the final of the Champions League and I’m ready for everything."
The Champions League final will also see the 28-year-old come face to face with his countrymen Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic.
