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Virgil van Dijk dreams of being able to face Lionel Messi in the semifinals of the Champions League.
The Reds staged a four-to-four showdown with Barcelona with a 6-1 aggregate win over FC Porto on Wednesday night.
The best defender of world football, who scored his fifth goal of the season at the Estadio do Dragao, will face the biggest player of his generation in the first leg at Camp Nou on May 1.
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Messi, who has tormented Manchester United in the quarter-finals, has scored 45 goals in all competitions so far this season.
"How are we going to do it (stop Messi)? I do not know, we'll see, "smiled Van Dijk.
"It will be a great match for all of us. It's about doing everything together, it's never one-on-one, it's never just for me against a particular attacker.
"It's always us against everyone and I think it's the only way to defend well."
When asked if trying to stop Messi would be his most difficult task to date, Van Dijk added, "It will be very difficult. I think he's the best player in the world, but we'll see. We are very happy to be in the semifinals again. "
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