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Van Dijk unsure how to stop Messi as Liverpool prepare for Barcelona Champions League challenge

Virgil van Dijk admits to being unsure as to how Liverpool should set about trying to contain the threat of “best player in the world” Lionel Messi when they take on Barcelona.

The Reds are set to face La Liga heavyweights at the semi-final stage of Champions League competition.

Last season’s beaten finalists are taking aim at another continental showpiece, but have the most testing of two-legged ties to take in before arriving back on that stage.

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Messi, who netted twice against Manchester United in midweek to dash the European dreams of one Premier League opponent, poses the most obvious threat to Liverpool’s ambition.