Tobi Ijalana
Liverpool’s defender Virgil van Dijk says he still believes Liverpool can turn around their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after a 3-0 defeat in the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
The Dutch international has been superb this season, but was powerless to stop Lionel Messi from scoring twice despite winning the PFA award.
Van Dijk lamented his team’s failure to score an away goal, but said the task facing Liverpool was going to be tough.
“3-0 sounds very bad,” said Van Dijk. “It sounds like we had a proper shocker, but we created big chances against them and should have scored at least one.
“Then it would be a totally different feeling to what we have now, but we have to take it how it is.
“I know it’s going to be very tough to come to Anfield. We all have to believe, I will definitely believe, so we’ll see,” he said.
It is the second time Liverpool conceded three goals in a game this season, the other occasion was their 4-3 win over Crystal Palace in January.
