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Virgil van Dijk admitted that Liverpool and he should learn the lessons of a "painful" defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
The hopes of the Reds to reach the knockout stages of the tournament were marred by the goals of Juan Bernat and Neymar making the penalty of James Milner a consolation at the Parc des Princes.
Van Dijk and his team-mates now have to beat Group C leader Napoli 1-0 or two goals on 11 December to make sure they're in the last 16.
Read the verdict of the central defender on a frustrating night in France below …
On the disappointment of the result …
We came here to win. After our second half, we came back better, put under pressure and had opportunities. Obviously, they had their moments at the break. The first half was not good enough and you will lose this game.
On Liverpool's improvement in the second half …
You must be lucky sometimes. But in the end, it was a frustrating match. There are times when you have to keep a cool head. It was difficult. There were good things in the second half, but losing tonight is painful.
On the way of conceded goals …
Yes definitely [I’m disappointed with them]. The one I tried to clear, the ball came a little behind me and they picked up the second ball. It should have been better there, but everyone sometimes makes mistakes. I need to learn from that. The second took place at the break – that's why they're good. We must do better. You get complicated if you are 2-0, especially after about 30 minutes. We bounced back in the second half, we did well. We had the conviction too. Now the goal is to recover and make sure everyone is ready for the weekend.
The big night ahead against Naples …
Yes, it's the only thing left. We must be ready and we will be. We need everyone for that and I have no doubt that will happen. Everyone will be ready for this. Until then, we must also be ready for the league and win our games.
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