Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk up for vast PSG challenge but admits season ‘unacceptable’
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Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk up for vast PSG challenge but admits season ‘unacceptable’

April 9, 2026
Football | The Guardian
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‘No one gives us a chance we have to show the fight’Champions League first-leg loss was side’s 16th of seasonVirgil van Dijk has compared the scale of Liverpool’s task against Paris Saint-Germain to Barcelona in 2019 but conceded belief may not be as strong in Arne Slot’s team amid an “unacceptable” season.Liverpool require another remarkable Anfield comeback to salvage their Champions League aspirations after losing the first leg of their quarter-final against PSG 2-0 on Wednesday.

Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk up for vast PSG challenge but admits season ‘unacceptable’

The scoreline flattered the Premier League champions, who were outclassed at the Parc des Princes, yet Van Dijk is “100” convinced the tie can be transformed on home soil. Memories of Barcelona in 2019 fuel the captain’s conviction. Continue reading...

Football | The Guardian
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