Having confronted Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, sensational Liverpool player, Virgil Van Dijk, has named the Paris Saint-Germain star as his hardest adversary.
The Netherlands international playmaker played against Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2018 Champions League final and Lionel Messi in the semi-finals of the 2019 period.
What’s more, the 30-year-old has guaranteed he had to use some extra effort when he tested Messi while he was in Barcelona more than two legs.
Addressing Sky Sports, the Dutchman had this to say;
”I would say Lionel Messi. He’s still the best football player in the world. Him and Cristiano Ronaldo have been doing unreal numbers for the last decade and it’s incredible what they have achieved.
I would say Messi is the toughest opponent because it was a very tough evening in Barcelona when we lost 3-0. Luckily, we turned it around at Anfield.”
In other news, experienced football coach Jose Mourinho has expanded his unbeaten altercation the Serie A on home soil to 42 great games following his side Roma’s 2-0 success over Empoli last weekend.
This record additionally incorporates Jose Mourinho’s spell during his time at Inter Milan where he won the Champions League and Serie A title.
Sensational Jose Mourinho is as of now having things ruddy this season in the Italian Serie A as Roma have won five out of their 7 games and losing the other 2.
Lorenzo Pellegrini and Henrikh Mkitaryan scored the2 goals that assisted Roma with beating Empoli in their last game and they are currently 4th on the Serie A table.
Jose Mourinho’s winning streak beats Massimiliano Allegri’s 2-year unbeaten run during his reign at Juventus, starting September 2015 to September 2017.