Liverpool host Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their last-16 tie, holding a 1-0 aggregate advantage after Harvey Elliott’s late winner in France six days ago.
The visit of the Ligue 1 champions is the second fixture of a week head coach Arne Slot described as ‘three finals’, with the Reds having battled from a goal down to beat Southampton 3-1 at home in the Premier League on Saturday.
Three times a finalist and once a winner of the competition, Van Dijk has experienced some unforgettable Champions League evenings at Anfield already – and would love to produce another.
“Liverpool is a club which lives for big European nights and the aim tonight is a simple one; let’s add another to our collection,” the captain writes in his matchday programme notes.
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“I personally have so many amazing Anfield memories when it comes to the Champions League. I remember the wins over Manchester City and Roma in my first few months with the club. I remember Napoli and Barcelona in the season we became European champions, and more recently I remember games against Benfica, Villarreal, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid.
“All of those nights had things in common. We were there testing ourselves against the very best teams, knowing that one slip could cost us everything. We had to combine quality with intensity, stay calm in certain moments and step it up in others.
“We had to have the perfect mentality, maintaining belief and confidence at all times while making sure we were humble enough to run and to battle and to fight for 90-plus minutes. And, perhaps most importantly, we needed our supporters to help push us to victory.
“That will definitely be the case again this evening, as we welcome Paris Saint-Germain to our home and look to book our place in the quarter-finals.
“I don’t think I need to say too much about the quality of our opponents. It was there for everybody to see in the first leg over in France, when we had to fight extremely hard from the first minute to the last.