The Liverpool may have a very important disadvantage to deal with Real Madrid andin the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, on February 21. The possible absence is that of van dijk qHe had to be substituted due to injury at half-time in the game Liverpool played and lost to Brentford.
In the first moment, Klopp He assured that Van Dijk’s injury does not appear to be serious, but now, rumors have emerged that the injury may be more important than expected. journalist Paul Joyce, The Times newspaper, stated in a tweet that “the hamstring injury sustained in the defeat against Brentford was worse than feared”. Athletic, on the other hand, explained that Virgil van Dijk will now be examined by a specialist “to discover the extent” of the injury, as well as the period when he will be out of the pitch.
It seems almost certain that the Dutchman will miss the next FA Cup match against Julen Lopetegui’s Wolverhampton. Although the date that concerns Liverpool the most is the Champions League against Real Madrid, a rivalry that now seems to be in the air for Van Dijk.
Source: La Verdad
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