Champions League: Van Dijk Speaks On Liverpool’s Possible Exit Against Bayern

Liverpool’s defender Virgil van Dijk ahead of the Champions League round-16 second fixture against Bayern Munich expressed his fear of possible exit from the elite competition.

The Dutch captain admitted that Liverpool needs to be at their best if they want to proceed to the quarter-final of the competition.

According to him, the team needs to fight and show character by improving on their recent Champions League away from if they are to get past Bavarian on Wednesday.

Recall that the Reds suffered defeats at Napoli, Red Star Belgrade and Paris Saint-Germain in this season’s group stage, but secured a place in the last 16 courtesy of a flawless home record.

However, their European journey is certain to end should they be beaten in Munich in midweek, with the tie currently poised at 0-0 on aggregate after last month’s goalless draw at Anfield.

And Van Dijk knows he and his team-mates will be punished at the Allianz Arena if they offer up a repeat of previous continental road trips this term.

He said: “It is going to be an exciting tie. They played very well here, kept it tight especially at the back and they obviously showed us a lot of respect.

“They changed a bit the way they played I think, so we need to be up for a big fight because they are probably going to come all in, especially in the beginning.

“It is going to be tough and we need to do better than we did in the last away games in the Champions League.

“The group stage games were not as good as we wanted, but we got through to the knockout phase. Now we have a 0-0 and we want to do everything that is possible to get through. We know it is going to be a very hard and tough game.”