Van Dijk s comments on Galatasaray

Galatasaray’s Champions League opponent Liverpool faced Crystal Palace away in the Premier League. The home side took the lead in the 9th minute with a goal from Sarr, and the first half ended 1-0.

In the second half, Liverpool equalized in the 87th minute thanks to a goal from Chiesa. However, in stoppage time, at 90+7, the home team struck again through Nketiah, making it 2-1 and handing Liverpool their first defeat of the season.

The English side will face Galatasaray in Istanbul on Tuesday. The match will be officiated by French referee Clement Turpin and will kick off at 22:00. Ahead of the tough clash, Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk spoke about the upcoming game.

The Dutch defender first commented on the Crystal Palace loss:

“Right now, the biggest challenge is to stay calm. I’ve said this many times: never celebrate too much or be too upset. Just keep working and don’t listen too much to the outside noise.”

Speaking about the match in Istanbul, Van Dijk added:

“I don’t think there’s anything to worry about, but we need to recover very quickly because we’re playing Galatasaray in Turkey on Tuesday. It’s going to be a very tough match there as well, so we have to be prepared.”