the way Liverpool's defenders interchange roles and positions when getting counter attacked or they're about to concede is crazy, I can't believe Barca scored 3 against them
VVD said many times in an interview this was his toughest game because of Messi. He said Messi is by far his hardest opponent and is unpredictable. I know who the goat is and it isn't a tap in merchant it's the guy that VVD is even scared to face.
@@aniketgupta8064 barca never bottled it liverpool just played how they should of played in the 1st leg liverpool where shocking in the 1st leg and then the 2nd leg showed their class
Give Van Dijk some respect messi was also depending on his team mates. Idk if you know anything about defending. they defend the keeper, the goal, the penalty area, they sometimes join the frontline. Messi is amazing but dribbling is not everything here as u can see the defense line is difficult to penetrate without passing to teammates
3:38 when Van Dijk seeing Messi eliminated his two teammates easily, he knows Messi is something else and said Messi was one of the hardest opponent he has ever faced.
@@djraptor5218 Van Dijk was in his prime that year and it may be one of the best primes a defender has ever had coming 2nd in the Ballon d'Or and arguably should've won it (I'm a LFC so I'm just a bit biased). No player ever passed him that season. He was the exact definition of a wall. I've always been really interested on how a young prime Messi would've done against Van Dijk. Would he have broken that record (no player passing Van Dijk) or not?
Messi was really good in this match considering how tightly Liverpool were defending. Not only 2 goals, but had 9 successful dribbles if I remember right. It's a shame Barca bottled it so bad the next leg. Messi was really carrying that team since iniesta left.
Even though Messi scored 2 goals and barca 3 in this match, Liverpool did well against barca especially Messi. They defended as a team. Second leg proved it. One on one defending vs messi, boom u r screwed.
Yeah just like Mourinho said.. 1 on 1 defen against messi ure dead.. but messi is messi..he still can score other way even the defenders doing well against him..just like this match...how the hell he got 2 goals.
You must not have watched very closely. There were multiple moments where it was practically a 1v1 and van Dijk won it from Messi. Not only that, but in almost every Barca attack there were multiple attackers supporting Messi that Liverpool Defenders had to mind(which means in wasn't just Messi versus multiple defenders). Messi is a phenomenal player, probably the best attacker to ever play, but I hate it when people make him out to be invincible in a 1v1 just because of this "superhuman" status. He's top class, but that doesn't mean he can just dribble anyone everytime all by himself, especially not a top class defender like van Dijk. Any quote referring to that more or less translates to "Barcelona's attacking style is built around Messi, so marking him and defending him is difficult."
@@namk0cs1132 you don't know what you are saying bro... Then why didn't Liverpool leave only van dijk to man mark Messi and see what Messi will do to him
@@ernesternesta790 bro you don't know what you're saying lol. A. There are lots of aspects to defending, and I never claimed, nor do I think man marking is Van Dijk's strongest ability as a defender. B. Even if you are good at man-marking, it's not as simple as staying on the guy. Man marking Messi is very difficult because he has excellent vision, and his teammates can give him good chances to break away. Basically what I mean is that man marking is not a one-on-one thing. As a defender, you need to rely on your teammates to not leave large spaces for the attacking team to play the ball into. As an attacker, in order to break away from a defender you need your teammates to play you the ball to begin with. Messi is very quick and has good vision, but one of those two attributes, vision, requires good teammates and coordination, without a solid team supporting Messi he wouldn't be able to break away like he does.
Van Dijk was very intelligent. He knew you don't take a challenge against Messi when it's one on one, hell even when you have another player as well, because Messi wants the same thing. He patiently waited and never committed against him and allowed other defenders to rejoin during that time. Let's face it, this Barca didn't have that support to Messi, so you can play with that strategy. But to follow that plan with so much discipline was fantastic. I believe the scoreline was a bit misleading to what really happened in that match.
1:48 if van dijk comes face to face with messi, he will hold him and call in a teammate to group. but if maguire, he will try to stop messi at the moment and fails. difference between best defender and most expensive defender
@@niesgomusic thats how u defen..especially vs messi who like to explode when there is empty space left... defen as a unit and messi cant go nowhere..but still i cant believe how the hell he got 2 goals in this game.
@@joerung ni aunque defiendas como una unidad vas a poder parar a messi. Nada te garantiza eso. Es más ese Barcelona es de los peores que había. Ese partido era marcar a messi. Si Barcelona aprovechaba el arrastre de marca y los 4 tipos que iban encima de messi, nunca hubieran siquiera estado cerca de ganar. Muestra también lo aterrador que fue el Barcelona años atrás también.
Ha, ha what an excuse! Van Dijk started the sprint 15 metres behind the old men of Barca and caught them easily. Fabinho was also back and he is older than Van Djik. Icing on the cake … Robertson was on Suarez, who had a five metre gap on the left and tackled him like a terrier dog going for a rat! Suarez didnt have time to make the pass to Messi as Robertson is a mean sprinter too, oh yes, but Robertson is young .
He's not even in his prime in this video, he has already lost a lot of pace, the prime Leo would have dusted and left that defense for dead, especially in that counter attack situation
Es impresionante ah mi me gusta jugar de centro campista o delantero pero cuando juego con mis amigos me pongo de defensa y hago la misma técnica de van dijk de esperar y ya me esta gustando quedarme de defensa por qué se siente emoción cuando no pasan cuando estas tu adelante, me siento un muro
Cuál es la técnica de Virgil? Esperar a que el delantero pase la mitad de cancha y luego correr a la par del delantero y poder quitar el balón más fácil? Es esa???
@@hbkjhh2045es arriesgado. Pero logras que el oponente no vaya a maxima velocidad esperas hasta el ultimo momento y no te gane la espalda. Lo malo es que lo dejas acercarse mucho y si te pasa, lo dejas con una chanca clarisima
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 Comentario totalmente estúpido, fue impresionante durante todo el partido, Liverpool mandaba a 4 jugadores a marcar a Messi y aún asi era imparable esa noche.
Se podía ver en este barca como dependía de Messi y de lo que hiciera el que se volvía predecible , era el contra 4 o 5 jugadores tratando de pasar una locura
There's a game were Vvd was still playing for Celtic, and they were playing a prime barca. The one with xavi, iniesta, and Messi. They lost that game just like this one Liverpool lost, but vvd was outstanding. It's like it was 11 Vs 1. He was phenomenal. Nothing went past him
Most of them had a clear chance to shoot the ball, instead chose to pass the ball. That made a huge difference in the first leg. Also, they had a pretty good view of the goal but failed to score.
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the way Liverpool's defenders interchange roles and positions when getting counter attacked or they're about to concede is crazy, I can't believe Barca scored 3 against them
Liverpool won they scored 4 next match
@@premmitra9178 doesn't change the fact Barca scored 3 against them.
@@alexluna1222 doesnt change the fact barca lost
@@Sanjay-tc6hu I dunno who you are but I really like you hahahhaha
VVD said many times in an interview this was his toughest game because of Messi. He said Messi is by far his hardest opponent and is unpredictable. I know who the goat is and it isn't a tap in merchant it's the guy that VVD is even scared to face.
I still remember this duel was so hyped up and rightly so
Both of them were in scary form
it wasnt hyped up it was a match made by itsself and the 2nd leg told the story of why
@ Ayush Pratap Singh R9( pre injury ) vs vvd would have been a great battle
@@callumpeers2806 not really..barca straight up bottled..otherwise both teams were exceptionally good
@@aniketgupta8064 barca never bottled it liverpool just played how they should of played in the 1st leg liverpool where shocking in the 1st leg and then the 2nd leg showed their class
@@callumpeers2806 rip my guy
It wasn't just Messi vs Van Dijk, it was the whole Liverpool defense.
Give Van Dijk some respect messi was also depending on his team mates. Idk if you know anything about defending. they defend the keeper, the goal, the penalty area, they sometimes join the frontline. Messi is amazing but dribbling is not everything here as u can see the defense line is difficult to penetrate without passing to teammates
True
@@hoshyarjamal4597 even as a Messi fan I do have to agree
What happend at Anfield 🤣🤣🤣
Messi was in his pocket
4 fucking 0
Damn man, Robertson was different beast. Him, Van Dijk and Fabinho is animal
van dijk is a animal with out doubt the best defender is the world hes soo fast aswell
I got what you saying but not quite sure 'animal' is a proper word for compliment lol
@@reincarnate3440 he's a beast!!
He IS back where he left of,BEAST
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That sprint by van dijk, and Robertson was insane !
I love how he kind of dictates the rhythm by slowing down his own pace, reflecting that a bit over the opponent. Genius!
3:56 lol, I just noticed busquets falling down trying to catch VVD 😂😂
🤣
My man busi is a gud player but definitely not a good sprinter lol🤣
lol
He is a pensioner after all
LOL Barca should've just aborted the attack when they saw VVD would make it back xD
Good catch!
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You - not him.
3:56 Look at the sprint by Virgil🔥🔥
And was in the final stage of the match.
Busquets trying to catch him
Agree on that my friend, he's like a rocket!!
And the sprint by Robo when covered Suarez's shoot.
It is crazy by how he can run that fast.
he’s barely moving his legs he’s just tall af 😂
Messi is god in control the ball🔥
3:38 when Van Dijk seeing Messi eliminated his two teammates easily, he knows Messi is something else and said Messi was one of the hardest opponent he has ever faced.
Bro he was trying to cover dembele , if dembele wasn’t making the run then van dijk would have challenged messi
@@acevoltx yea but he's talking about Messi winning the two previous challenges
kes kesss
4:01 that recovery pace though, even more impressive that it was against Messi.
Notice how busquets tries to grab vvd from behind as he starts running 🤦♂️
he can't keep up with prime messi of 2012 yk , in against messi 2012 he's just a fodder but virgil is sure very strong and best player now !!
@@djraptor5218 who cares about 2012
@@djraptor5218 Van Dijk was in his prime that year and it may be one of the best primes a defender has ever had coming 2nd in the Ballon d'Or and arguably should've won it (I'm a LFC so I'm just a bit biased). No player ever passed him that season. He was the exact definition of a wall.
I've always been really interested on how a young prime Messi would've done against Van Dijk. Would he have broken that record (no player passing Van Dijk) or not?
@@distantant i’m not a big Messi fan but Messi gets past anyone in his prime and scores too
The liverpool defence plays as a unit, covering each other .....superb side
Messi was a real goat in 2019
Even Van Dijk thinks Messi is the most difficult player he has faced... Both are great sportsmen...
He actually said it was Giroud who was the most difficult
@@Darwinthegoat2709most difficult striker he said. But overall messi was the toughest he faced according to him
@@gpavitra85 didn’t he say most difficult attacker not striker?
@@Darwinthegoat2709 I think it was a striker. I think the interviewer asked who was the most difficult striker Van faced.
@@gpavitra85 in one interview Van Dijk said Giroud and the next one he said Messi. We’ll just go with Messi cuz he’s the goat
Virgil is just too fast and too strong 💪
Messi was really good in this match considering how tightly Liverpool were defending. Not only 2 goals, but had 9 successful dribbles if I remember right.
It's a shame Barca bottled it so bad the next leg. Messi was really carrying that team since iniesta left.
Shame man , barca bottled it really hard, it makes me really sad
@@oj818 same with 2018 against roma
Van dijk worldclass
Van Dijk said Messi is the best player he has ever faced. goat recognises goat.
@@zub41r75 that's cap
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@@maroc9997 time stamp 3:35
Whos here before Argentina v Netherlands WC.Hoping Messi has a great performance🇦🇷🇦🇷💪
😁
Ahh this aged nicely
Van Dijk is soo good
3:56 bro virgil pace is so under appreciated
no it is not, "bro"
@@redwarf8118 It is "bro"
@@omkarjsuvarna then appreciate it more!
@@redwarf8118 I know. Don't need you telling me that.
@@omkarjsuvarna
then why did you start adressing me?
Don´t need you telling me anything either.
In the last clip when he was running to defend the counter was like HULK.
He was stepping so long and I was feeling the ground shaking beneath me 😂😂
He is hulk and heavy
We can see how excellent Robertson was, also.
Even though Messi scored 2 goals and barca 3 in this match, Liverpool did well against barca especially Messi. They defended as a team. Second leg proved it. One on one defending vs messi, boom u r screwed.
Yeah just like Mourinho said.. 1 on 1 defen against messi ure dead.. but messi is messi..he still can score other way even the defenders doing well against him..just like this match...how the hell he got 2 goals.
You must not have watched very closely. There were multiple moments where it was practically a 1v1 and van Dijk won it from Messi. Not only that, but in almost every Barca attack there were multiple attackers supporting Messi that Liverpool Defenders had to mind(which means in wasn't just Messi versus multiple defenders). Messi is a phenomenal player, probably the best attacker to ever play, but I hate it when people make him out to be invincible in a 1v1 just because of this "superhuman" status. He's top class, but that doesn't mean he can just dribble anyone everytime all by himself, especially not a top class defender like van Dijk. Any quote referring to that more or less translates to "Barcelona's attacking style is built around Messi, so marking him and defending him is difficult."
@@namk0cs1132 you don't know what you are saying bro... Then why didn't Liverpool leave only van dijk to man mark Messi and see what Messi will do to him
@@ernesternesta790 bro you don't know what you're saying lol. A. There are lots of aspects to defending, and I never claimed, nor do I think man marking is Van Dijk's strongest ability as a defender. B. Even if you are good at man-marking, it's not as simple as staying on the guy. Man marking Messi is very difficult because he has excellent vision, and his teammates can give him good chances to break away. Basically what I mean is that man marking is not a one-on-one thing. As a defender, you need to rely on your teammates to not leave large spaces for the attacking team to play the ball into. As an attacker, in order to break away from a defender you need your teammates to play you the ball to begin with. Messi is very quick and has good vision, but one of those two attributes, vision, requires good teammates and coordination, without a solid team supporting Messi he wouldn't be able to break away like he does.
@@namk0cs1132 oh bullshit...they were always teaming up on him. Either matip or fabinho helping van dijk always. Messi would kill 1V1
Liverpools back line work off each other insanely well
Thats why liverpool is best team bcos good communication
Virgil, combinacion entre tecnica, velocidad y sentido comun para marcar a cualquier jugador.
Maturity level of Defense in Virgil is 🔥
I am Liverpool fan but Messi is GOAT
Van Dijk is a TANK, Kante speed and motor and DeLight's strength, simply the greatest defender ever.
you mean van dijk's speed and van dijk's strength
Maldini is the greatest defender.
*one of the greatest and the greatest in the recent few years..the title of the goat of defence goes to none other than Paulo maldini
@@CaptainCreampie69 Maldini would never have handled the fotboll played in Prime Messi and ronaldo era
@@Ibrahim-nf6yh Maldini won against Ronaldo
Van Dijk was very intelligent. He knew you don't take a challenge against Messi when it's one on one, hell even when you have another player as well, because Messi wants the same thing.
He patiently waited and never committed against him and allowed other defenders to rejoin during that time. Let's face it, this Barca didn't have that support to Messi, so you can play with that strategy. But to follow that plan with so much discipline was fantastic. I believe the scoreline was a bit misleading to what really happened in that match.
the performance in the second leg reflects their efficacy
that run and that speed show from van dijk
3.56 That is an incredible recovery from a 3 v 1 situation!
MESSI is G.O.A.T !!! MESSI là cầu thủ vĩ đại nhất, tinh hoa No.1 của bóng đá thế giới.
Vamos MESSI. Vamos ARGENTINO !!!
3:57 Sergio tried to pull Van Dyke back so as not to stop the counter 😂
1:48 if van dijk comes face to face with messi, he will hold him and call in a teammate to group. but if maguire, he will try to stop messi at the moment and fails. difference between best defender and most expensive defender
he called Robertson to take his position because he is CB and Robertson is LB
he was just asking robertson to cover the center back zone, he always gives instructions with his hands when he defends.
@@niesgomusic thats how u defen..especially vs messi who like to explode when there is empty space left... defen as a unit and messi cant go nowhere..but still i cant believe how the hell he got 2 goals in this game.
@@joerung ni aunque defiendas como una unidad vas a poder parar a messi.
Nada te garantiza eso.
Es más ese Barcelona es de los peores que había.
Ese partido era marcar a messi.
Si Barcelona aprovechaba el arrastre de marca y los 4 tipos que iban encima de messi, nunca hubieran siquiera estado cerca de ganar.
Muestra también lo aterrador que fue el Barcelona años atrás también.
Van Djik’s positioning is amazing
damn van dijk was literally every where what a beast
Argentina vs Netherlands is gonna be so good just because of these two
yooo im watching too 🤣
VvD is a monster and now he’s teaching Konate the dark arts of ‘Liverpool defending’.
3:57 “they’ve got 3 on 1”
Van dijk says No
Best defender of all time
amazing match for virgil, robbo and fabinho
At 4mns. watch the speed of Virgil easily outsprinting the three Barca attackers! My God he is fast for a big guy.
How old were suarez n messi at the time??
Ha, ha what an excuse! Van Dijk started the sprint 15 metres behind the old men of Barca and caught them easily. Fabinho was also back and he is older than Van Djik. Icing on the cake … Robertson was on Suarez, who had a five metre gap on the left and tackled him like a terrier dog going for a rat! Suarez didnt have time to make the pass to Messi as Robertson is a mean sprinter too, oh yes, but Robertson is young .
@@alexandercameron1977 you got whopped on that day though especially by Messi
How fast he got back at the end 😬😬😬
van Dijk undisputed best defender to step on a football feild 🍀🍀🍀
It's amazing how much slower Messi has got since he's move to PSG, he just doesn't attack like this anymore and yet this was only a year ago I think.
3 years mate
3 years this match was in 2019
Have you considered his age?
He was slow in this video as well
He's not even in his prime in this video, he has already lost a lot of pace, the prime Leo would have dusted and left that defense for dead, especially in that counter attack situation
Es impresionante ah mi me gusta jugar de centro campista o delantero pero cuando juego con mis amigos me pongo de defensa y hago la misma técnica de van dijk de esperar y ya me esta gustando quedarme de defensa por qué se siente emoción cuando no pasan cuando estas tu adelante, me siento un muro
Cuál es la técnica de Virgil? Esperar a que el delantero pase la mitad de cancha y luego correr a la par del delantero y poder quitar el balón más fácil? Es esa???
@@hbkjhh2045es arriesgado. Pero logras que el oponente no vaya a maxima velocidad esperas hasta el ultimo momento y no te gane la espalda. Lo malo es que lo dejas acercarse mucho y si te pasa, lo dejas con una chanca clarisima
Very good to see a center back like this
Really good video, thanks for uploading this.
One of the best matches in Messi's career
No, it WASN'T. He was invisible most of the match.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 Comentario totalmente estúpido, fue impresionante durante todo el partido, Liverpool mandaba a 4 jugadores a marcar a Messi y aún asi era imparable esa noche.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 You really just said after watching this video? You're crazy blind
3:56 cheeky Busquets trying to pull down van Dijk
Van dijk literally caled defenders to encouter messi🤐🤐
van dijk is the best defender ever happened to the football game
Man you can so how many peoples around Messi that’s why he’s the best itw
Se podía ver en este barca como dependía de Messi y de lo que hiciera el que se volvía predecible , era el contra 4 o 5 jugadores tratando de pasar una locura
God bless to the 1% who see this comment
4:01 look at the speed😂🔥
Van dijk is a type of guy who makes messi off balance
Well played
Hands down, zero discussion, VVD is THE best Centre Back in the world.
There's a game were Vvd was still playing for Celtic, and they were playing a prime barca. The one with xavi, iniesta, and Messi. They lost that game just like this one Liverpool lost, but vvd was outstanding. It's like it was 11 Vs 1. He was phenomenal. Nothing went past him
Bro I remember this match.. I did not remember Messi’s sprints throughout the game. It’s like he was playing in fast forward
the liverpool comeback was wild
1:47 that explaiins it all
he was just asking robertson to cover the center back zone, he always gives instructions with his hands when he defends.
i used to see defenders trying to catch attakers, then there is Busquets trying to catch Vandijk at 03:54
Es impresionante, a Messi le deben cubrir entre tres o más defensores 😳😱
If barca would have had proper replacements for neymar and mascherano then 2018-19 would have a treble winning season for them!
Andy Robertson have got 7 lungs and he is a legend
Both are best of their worlds... Messi X Van Dijk
Van Dijk has everyone in his pocket, what a beast
Did u actually watch d match? 😂🤣
A Messi no.
I like Ronaldo way of playing more, but no doubt that Messi is a beast, the way he carries this team is amazing.
trivial pursuit answer: Suarez and vanDijk both played for FC Groningen
He draws so much attention and threat
2019 van djik was a different animal !!
the refree in tha last counter attack: hey stop please wait for me
Van Dijk es brutal como espera
VVD best defender in the world no doubt
1:46 pidiendo ayuda, por que solo no puede parar al mejor de la historia.
Nobody does, when it's Messi there is need to 3 or 4 player defending against him. VVD was clever there.
Almost nobody can stop messi in a 1v1, cant blame him
goat van dijk
perfect defender
who came here for worldcup 2022 argentina v netherland
Not a barca fan but i can say this barca team was a nightmare for us XD
miss this rock sollid liverpool defence
1:58 nice dribble but miss pass
I'm pretty sure they met before when Barcelona faced Celtic in the group stage, Celtic lost 6-0
No. This was their first meeting
It's unfair to only give credit to vvd thw whole liverpool defense is just unreal
Van Dijk Robertson and Fabinho are such a great Teio here you can see it
Coutinho and messi become nightmare for la Liga teams.....
YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE ❤
Most of them had a clear chance to shoot the ball, instead chose to pass the ball. That made a huge difference in the first leg. Also, they had a pretty good view of the goal but failed to score.
The speed of the hulk that is Van Dijk is very impressive.
0:26|📸🔥
I watched every messi games of 2018/18
3:42 that was a mistake to do versus Messi , he was waiting for Virgil to do that. Like Boateng did..
Vvd is smart
@@maroc9997 🤣🤣🤣not until messi come
@@pedri6956 then why he tackled messi in the edge of the area when he tried to dribled him ?
@@niesgomusic bro what are you on😐
@@niesgomusic Que estupidez.
Que belleza como juega Messi
van dijk you may be a good defender but messi is alien.. my friend
Youre vídeos are the best of the World
What a great defender he is
Messi good play
1:28 this is amazing defending
3:56 Counter 3 vs 1 surely this will result in a goal
VVD: "Hold my beer!"
VVD no tuvo participación en la jugada, fue todo de Robertson.