Jurgen Klopp came up against Raymond van Barneveld ahead of World Championships

Team Germany faced Team Holland at Melwood training ground. Click on the video from the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel to find out what happened...

By Raz Mirza, Interviews, Comment & Analysis @RazMirza

Image: Laura Woods hosted a special darts match between Jurgen Klopp's Germany and Raymond van Barneveld's Holland

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp went head-to-head against legendary darts player Raymond van Barneveld ahead of the World Darts Championship. Who came out on top?

In the red corner (of course) was Klopp, who led Liverpool to Champions League glory in Madrid last season. He is a manager with a winning pedigree.

His Liverpool side currently sit eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table and are in sight of their first league title for 30 years.

Klopp teamed up with German compatriot Max Hopp 'The Maximiser' who was a winner of the PDC Youth World Championships in 2015.

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In the blue corner was Barney - a five-time World Champion. The doyen of Dutch darts will be taking part in the last PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.

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He paired up with Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders, who was part of the coaching staff that helped Liverpool to their sixth Champions League win against Tottenham in June.

The big question was, does Klopp love the darts? "We love watching it," he said. "It's really unbelievable. With the players concentrating on stage, I have a lot of respect for them. It's really interesting these kind of things. Can you keep the concentration level? On one side you're acting to the crowd, and then you're having to turn around and be fully focused."

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The action is back on your Sky Sports screens in December with the World Championship from Alexandra Palace. It all gets underway on Friday, December 13.

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