Van Dijk praises Salah and designs Liverpool’s duel with Atlético Madrid for the Champions League

This Monday, defender Virgil van Dijk, from Liverpool, gave a press conference. The Dutchman praised teammate Mohamed Salah and also designed the duel with the Atlético de Madrid for the Champions League.

“He’s doing great at the moment. He’s an amazing football player and he’s been showing it off in recent seasons consistently. The numbers speak for themselves, so I can only say that we are very happy with his phase. definitely up there [na briga pelo prêmio de melhor jogador]. It’s everyone’s opinion,” said the 30-year-old defender about the Egyptian.

Van Dijk also cited the great goal scored by Salah in rout in front of Watford: “We know what he’s capable of. I think it’s been showing this for a long time. We have a very good team and players. Sound [Mané] he scored his 100th in the Premier League, we should talk a little more about that in my opinion. It’s not normal. Obviously, Bobby [apelido de Roberto Firmino] to come in after such a long time and score a hat-trick… we have a fantastic squad, a good group of players.”

Finally, mentioning Atlético’s elimination two years ago, Van Dijk assessed the team’s preparation: “We don’t need any extra motivation. We are playing in the Champions League, the most prestigious cup in Europe. The guys worked hard last season so we could play. We just want to show our qualities. The only thing we used from the last game against them was to analyze them.”

“We know how difficult it will be and we will have to be very well to get a good result. We are optimistic. A stadium full again…so it’s always a good feeling to be there. For me, especially, I enjoy every moment”, he added.

Leader of Group B of the Champions League, Liverpool face Atlético de Madrid in Spain. The match, valid for the 3rd round, will be played on Tuesday, at 16:00 (GMT).