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Champions League. “I missed it”: Virgil van Dijk relieved to see Liverpool in C1

Liverpool will be able to sing Tony Britten's sweet melody again this season. To the great delight of Virgil van Dijk. The central defender of the Reds shared to The Guardian Saturday September 14 after the defeat against Nottingham Forest (0-1) in the Premier League his joy at returning to the Champions League.

“I missed ithe told our colleagues from the British media. I'm looking forward to it and I hope that all our fans who come to support us will be in good spirits and will express themselves loudly and clearly.”

“A club like Liverpool must be in the Champions League”

The English club, which has lifted the big-eared cup six times in its history, played in the Europa League last season, after finishing 5the Premier League in the 2022-2023 season. During their journey in C3, Liverpool notably lost at the Stadium against (3-2) in a group match before being eliminated by the Italians of Atalanta Bergamo (1-0, 0-3), winners of the competition in the quarter-finals.

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“A club like Liverpool should be in the Champions League and we are finally back”continued the 33-year-old Dutch international (76 caps, 9 goals) at Guardian. Liverpool travel to San Siro to face AC Milan, this Tuesday, September 17 (9 p.m.) for the 1D day of the European competition in its new format.

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