In an interview with L’Équipe, Virgil van Dijk offered a candid assessment of Liverpool’s elimination by PSG in the Champions League Round of 16. While the defeat was frustrating, the Dutch defender had high praise for his opponents.
“I was very impressed by PSG’s style of play, the individual quality of their players, and the effort they all put in,” Van Dijk said (h/t GOAL France). “It was quite surprising that we won, given how much they dominated us—but that’s football.”
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