Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool face “virtually an unimaginable job” to overturn a three-goal deficit at Actual Madrid of their Champions League last-16 second leg.

Liverpool have been thrashed 5-2 at Anfield on Tuesday night time having taken an early two-goal lead towards the present holders.

Again-to-back wins within the Premier League had boosted the arrogance of Jurgen Klopp’s facet, however they have been humbled on a historic European night time to go away their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.

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“We now have virtually an unimaginable job in Madrid in three weeks’ time,” mentioned Van Dijk. “However when the time is true, we’ll focus and we’ll give all the things and symbolize the membership pretty much as good as we are able to.

“Very upset. That is the one factor I can say, you understand, shedding is rarely good. And the way in which we misplaced, virtually not giving ourselves an opportunity in Madrid, is hard.

“It is the laborious actuality and one thing we now have to take care of, we now have to take care of as a bunch, as a unit. It is not been the best season thus far, however the one technique to get out of it’s to stay collectively. And that is the message.

“Even after now, everyone seems to be offended, everybody is clearly upset, however the subsequent sport is, what’s it? 4 days? So if we need to carry out there, we now have to rapidly, you understand, change the change. And that is what we will do.”

‘We’re not robots’

Liverpool’s defensive issues have been laid naked as soon as once more with them now having conceded 46 occasions in all competitions as two objectives apiece from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema accomplished an astonishing Actual comeback.

“We performed towards Actual Madrid, the holders of the Champions League. High quality gamers everywhere in the group, they will punish you and punish errors that you just make and that is what they did, particularly within the second half,” added Van Dijk.

“And that is fairly clear to see, errors that we should not make. However it occurs in soccer. , we’re not robots. Generally errors occur. And sadly, that’s the case.

“The one factor we are able to do is study from it and deal with the following one to guarantee that that does not occur. And clearly, should you look again within the final two video games, we performed effectively and that is one thing we must always deal with as effectively, and do not be in panic.”

Klopp: I feel tie is over, for now

Liverpool are eighth within the Premier League forward of Saturday’s journey to Crystal Palace, stay on Sky Sports activities, and already out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup – the 2 trophies they gained final season.

A European exit would all however finish their hopes of lifting silverware this time period and Klopp is aware of they face a mammoth job on the Bernabeu.

“I feel Carlo (Ancelotti) thinks the tie is over, and I feel it as effectively, in the meanwhile,” he mentioned. “However, in three weeks… it is how it’s in these moments: the nearer you get to the sport the larger our probabilities turn into, and the much less probably the tie is over.

“However tonight with the 5-2 and also you see the sport and it is like… ‘Oh, they (Actual Madrid) are fairly good in counter-attacking, we now have to attain there (on the Bernabeu) three objectives, so take some dangers, that could possibly be a bit difficult.’

“However it’s actually not in my thoughts. So we go there, I can say that now already, attempt to win the sport. If that is doable or not I do not know now. However we’ll attempt to from there and we’ll see.”