Virgil van Dijk proud of ‘Swans’ who played their best despite being eliminated

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Virgil van Dijk admitted it was a pity to lose the Champions League on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain but he was proud of his team’s performance. Ousmane Dembele put PSG ahead in

the 12th minute as both teams fought hard and found opportunities to score but the Ligue 1 giants prevailed 1-0 after 90 minutes.

There was no further goal in extra time and it went to a penalty shootout, with PSG more accurate and winning 4-1.

“It was a great, intense game. It feels good to be part of it. We did very well in this game and in Paris but in the end we went to penalties. That’s the truth,” Van Dijk told แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ

. “We created a lot of dangerous chances in the first half and they had quality too. In the end it came down to penalties. “

I told everyone in the team that it’s normal football. We can be disappointed because we are out, but we have to hold our heads up and prepare for the next challenge. “It’s a big game this weekend. “

Today we played very well. We wanted to go as far as we could but we knew from the draw against PSG that it would be difficult. We saw in Paris how strong they are and we still won. Today we played very well but in the end we are out. “

“From the first second until extra time we fought. When the fatigue started to set in on both sides the game opened up more but in normal time we played really well. “

“We can talk about this game for as long as we want but in the end the truth is we are out. “