Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: 5 Men who won the game for Klopp

#3 Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool v Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Semi Final: Second Leg

In the first leg, the Dutchman was humiliated by a rampant Lionel Messi, who made him look insignificant. Virgil van Dijk received a lot of criticism for his performance, even though he did not commit any serious mistakes in that game. As such, the Liverpool defender was out to seek redemption on the night and looked possessed against Barcelona at Anfield.

Van Dijk was crucial to Liverpool neutralizing Lionel Messi. Every time the Argentinean got close to the box, van Dijk was on him in a flash. Messi actually had a great chance to score in the first half. However, it was van Dijk who came up with a crucial intervention and saved Liverpool.

The Dutchman did not put a foot wrong in the night and gave Liverpool the security to go all out on attack. Van Dijk was also crucial with his long balls from the back and it was from one of those balls that Liverpool scored the opening goal of the game.