Lionel Messi : Van Dijk frustrated with viral fake quote on Barcelona sensation | Barcelona vs Liverpool

Tanish Chachra | 04/05/2019
Lionel Messi : Van Dijk frustrated with viral fake quote on Barcelona sensation | Barcelona vs Liverpool

Barcelona Vs Liverpool: Van Dijk frustrated with viral fake quote on Barcelona sensation after Liverpool’s massive 3-0 defeat against the Catalan club.

The Dutch International player is perplexed with a viral quote attributed to him after the first leg defeat against Barcelona. Van Dijk was quoted by various agencies showering praise on Lionel Messi.

“When he is at his best, there is nothing you can do to stop him, I am glad I don’t play in Spain and have to face him every season.” Van quoted was quoted.

However, the 27-year-old defender is adamant that he did not say those words for the Barcelona forward and considers it as a “fake news”.

Liverpool were having a nail-biting contest with Barcelona, until Messi’s double spoiled the night for the Merseyside club. Now, Jurgen Klopp’s side has a mountain to climb for the return leg at Anfield.

Moreover, Van Dijk, who has been exceptional across all competitions for Liverpool had one of the worst exhibits at Nou Camp on Wednesday. For the Liverpool’s sensational defender, Barcelona’s home ground visits have been unpleasant till now, as he has conceded 9 goals in just 2 matches over there.

Further, the player faced a lot of criticism by fans, as he also failed to prevent Luis Suarez’s opening goal of the match, which brought his team on the back foot.

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What’s next for Van Dijk?

Liverpool will face Newcastle at St. James park tonight as their title hopes are still alive. Moreover, they got a mountain to climb in the return leg against Barcelona at Anfield on Tuesday.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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