Can admits he felt greater respect with Liverpool.
He said after the semifinal win against PSG: "Abroad I have a completely different status, especially in England. I don't know why, maybe they respect more my results or they appreciate me more as a player. Germany have always been criticized more.
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"There are a lot of people who always talk and say that I'm not that good. Now they have to shut up and watch me play in the final. We are a great team and the games we played were incredible.
"We didn't concede a single goal against PSG , it means that we have put a lot of quality into it. I am proud to be the captain of this team. I am very excited and proud at the same time, because it is the result of hard work. We are in the final and now we hope to win it."