Virgil van Dijk has revealed what Jurgen Klopp told the Liverpool players at half-time of their Champions League semi-final second-leg against Villarreal to inspire them to victory.
The opening 45 minutes did not go how the majority expected it would, with the Reds' 2-0 advantage from the first-leg being wiped out courtesy of goals from Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin. The home fans were starting to believe that one of the Champions League's most memorable upsets was on the cards.
However, goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane alongside a woeful goalkeeping performance from Gerónimo Rulli killed any hope that Unai Emery's side may have had of toppling the Premier League giants. Villarreal had already taken some major scalps en route to the final four, having dumped out Juventus and Bayern Munich previously.
