Van Dijk on how Liverpool plan to stop “best player in the world” Messi

Virgil van Dijk has spoken about how Liverpool plan to stop Lionel Messi in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The Dutchman scored Liverpool’s fourth goal against Porto last night at the Estadio do Dragao to cap another fine European performance.

And the towering centre-back has called on his side to stick together when they face the La Liga giants in the next round.

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“I don’t know, we’ll see,” he said, when asked how he plans to stop Messi.

“It’s going to be a great match-up for all of us. Obviously we’re very happy to be in the semi-final again and that’s the only thing I can say.

“It’s about doing it all together, it’s never 1 vs 1, it’s never just me against a particular striker. It’s always us against everyone and I think that’s the only way we can defend well.

“And it’s going to be very hard and I think he’s the best player in the world but we’ll see.”

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