Virgil van Dijk believes Villarreal will be a difficult opponent for Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals.Villarreal startled Bayern Munich in the last eight and will be trying to repeat the feat when they face Liverpool on April 27 and May 3, who are still on course for a historic quadruple.
"It'll be a tough opponent," Van Dijk said.The midfield will be crucial, as [Dani] Parejo is a fantastic player. Obviously, [Etienne] Capoue is performing admirably, and [Arnaut] Danjuma, whom I know from the national team, is also performing admirably. They also have some extremely good players, such as Pau Torres, who is a standout performer."We'll have to be ready, and when the time comes, we'll concentrate on them."
"It's going to be extremely difficult." They have to believe they can beat us after beating Juventus and Bayern Munich. "We're going to give it our all."
Liverpool's quest for a quadruple remains unabated.
After beating Manchester City to reach the FA Cup final over the weekend, Liverpool will become the first English team to play in every game available in a season if they defeat Villarreal.Van Dijk echoed his boss Jurgen Klopp when he said the quadruple is nearly hard to achieve.
"Anyone may fantasize," Van Dijk remarked, "but we didn't talk about it because we were focused on the game."
"Let's take it one step at a time. We beat Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals and will concentrate on the final when the time comes.
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