Virgil van Dijk calls for 'something special' as Liverpool prepare for Champions League showdown
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Anfield, a big UEFA Champions League night, a top opponent and the chance, together, to do something really special as a club.FOLLOW OUR LIVE COVERAGE OF LIVERPOOL V PSG RIGHT HERE"I couldn't be looking forward to tonight more, and I hope you guys feel the same. Yes, we know the size and the scale of the task facing us, but these are the games, the nights that we all live for.
If you can't get excited for this, then you're in the wrong sport, in my opinion."I said after the first leg in Paris that we will need something special if we are to progress to the semi-finals, and that applies first and foremost to our own performance, but also to the atmosphere and the support that you guys will provide. Both will need to be absolutely spot on if we are to have a chance."I have been very lucky to experience those nights where the connection between the fans and the performance has been unbelievable."I think of Manchester City, Roma, Barcelona of course, even Real Madrid both this season and last, and I can assure you all that everyone in this dressing room believes we can do something again this evening."PSG head into this evening's clash as the favourites to progress after goals from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave the holders a 2-0 victory in Paris.But Liverpool are no strangers to a European comeback on home soil, and the stage is set for potentially another unforgettable Anfield night under the floodlights, something that skipper Van Dijk is relishing."Yes, the performance in Paris was not good enough, and we must improve in every area if we are to have a chance," he added.
"Anfield, though, is different, and hopefully we can show that tonight."It starts with us, with our belief and our mentality. These are the occasions we have to embrace, every one of us together."Let's give it everything we have, and hopefully we can write another special chapter in Liverpool's history."The Liverpool captain also used the opportunity to mark the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, which is tomorrow (April 15).Van Dijk wrote: "I consider myself extremely blessed to be the captain of this football club, and on behalf of everybody at the club we want to honour the men, women and children who lost their lives, and to pay our respects to all those affected by what happened that day."You are in our thoughts, on this day and always."