Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool face ‘near impossible job’ to overturn Real Madrid’s three-goal Champions League deficit | Soccer News

Virgil van Dijk has mentioned Liverpool face “an nearly inconceivable job” to overturn a three-goal deficit at Actual Madrid of their Champions League Spherical of 16 second leg.

Liverpool had been overwhelmed 5-2 at Anfield on Tuesday evening after taking a two-goal lead towards the present holders.

Again-to-back Premier League wins had boosted the arrogance of Jurgen Klopp’s facet, however they had been humbled on a historic European evening to go away their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.

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“Now we have an nearly inconceivable job in Madrid in three weeks,” Van Dijk mentioned. “However when the time is true, we are going to focus and provides our all and signify the membership in addition to we are able to.

“Very disillusioned. That is the one factor I can say, you already know, shedding is rarely good. And the way in which we misplaced, giving us nearly no probability in Madrid, is hard.

“It is the tough actuality and one thing we now have to cope with, we now have to cope with as a gaggle, as a unit. It isn’t the simplest season thus far, however the one approach to s to get out is to remain collectively. And that is the message.

“Even after now, everyone seems to be offended, everybody is clearly disillusioned, however the subsequent recreation, what’s it? 4 days ? we are going to do.”

“We’re not Robots”

Liverpool’s defensive issues had been laid naked as soon as once more with them having now conceded 46 instances in all competitions as two objectives every from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema accomplished a shocking Actual comeback.

“We performed towards Actual Madrid, the Champions League holders. High quality gamers all through the group, they’ll punish you and punish the errors you make and that is what they did, particularly within the second half,” Van Dijk added.

“And it is fairly clear to see, errors that we should not make. Nevertheless it occurs in soccer. You already know, we’re not robots. Generally errors occur. And sadly that is the case.

“The one factor we are able to do is be taught from it and concentrate on the subsequent one to be sure that would not occur. And clearly for those who look again within the final two video games we performed nicely. and that is one thing we must always concentrate on as nicely, and do not panic.”

Klopp: I feel the tie is over, for now

Liverpool are eighth within the Premier League forward of Saturday’s journey to Crystal Palace, stay on sky sports activitiesand already out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup – the 2 trophies they received final season.

A European exit would finish their hopes of lifting silverware this time period and Klopp is aware of they face a frightening job on the Bernabeu.

“I feel Carlo (Ancelotti) thinks the sport is over, and I feel so too, for now,” he mentioned. “However, three weeks from now… that is how it’s in these moments: the nearer you get to the sport, the larger our possibilities grow to be and the much less probably it’s that the tie will probably be over.

“However tonight with the 5-2 and also you see the sport and it is like… ‘Oh they (Actual Madrid) are fairly good on the counter-attack, we now have to attain there (on the Bernabeu) three objectives, so take some threat, it is perhaps a bit tough.

“Nevertheless it’s actually not on my thoughts. So right here we go, I can already inform now, attempt to win the sport. Whether or not it is attainable or not, I do not know now. However we’ll attempt to at Go from there and we’ll see.”