Diego Simeone has already named the two Liverpool players that he's afraid of playing against
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Liverpool’s next match is set to come against Atletico Madrid in their first Champions League game of the season.
Indeed, they may have won their first four Premier League games of the season, but without the element of luck they’ve been given, things could have been massively different.
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And now, ahead of their first Champions League game of the season, it’s already been made clear that Simeone is dreading the thought of playing Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk after what he said about them back in 2021.
They press high, play a high line, have speed.
“(Virgil) Van Dijk has improved solidity in defence, which is important even for an attacking team like Liverpool, and he brings security they didn’t have last year.”
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Last season, Liverpool were one of the most dominant teams in Europe.
They managed to win seven of their eight Champions League group stage games, with their only defeat coming at the hands of PSV on the last day of the group stages.
This season, the Champions League is likely to be one of Slot’s main goals.