Van Dijk aims for the final: "I feel perfectly fine"

As fate would have it, Liverpool and Real Madrid are set to meet again in the Champions League final a few years later. One of the pillars of the Reds is Van Dijk, who spoke to the club's official media outlets about the state of his minor problems.

"I'm fine, perfectly fine. No problems and very excited about Saturday. I'm enjoying a little bit of rest after playing so many games, so many stressful moments. I think getting that little knock in the FA Cup final was a sign that my body needed a rest," he said.

The Dutch centre-back also expressed his desire for revenge: "I feel perfectly fine now and I'm looking forward to a special night. We have grown a lot, we have more experience and we have some new players and a lot of players who are still here.

"Our way of playing has changed, it was our first final together. When you experience a final you take a lot of things away with you, it happened to us in Madrid. We are playing against one of the best teams in the history of the Champions League and we will have to be very good to hopefully lift the trophy," he concluded.