Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool face an almost impossible job in Madrid

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk accepts staging a comeback against Real Madrid is 'almost impossible'. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA

Defender Virgil van Dijk admits Liverpool face an “almost impossible” job to save their Champions League hopes against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.

A 2-0 lead was turned into a 5-2 defeat – their heaviest at home in Europe – in a 46-minute spell during the last-16 first leg clash as Jurgen Klopp’s side collapsed in the second half against the holders and 14-time winners.