Van Dijk was excellent again as Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on Saturday night to claim their sixth European Cup and was named UEFA’s Man of the Match. As a result there have been some suggestions that Van Dijk’s performance levels should see him as a major contender for the Ballon d’Or. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s duopoly of the award was broken by Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric last year. “Messi is the best player for me, but I think it's great if Virgil is chosen as the best. Virgil van Dijk and Frenkie de Jong are Netherlands team-matesVirgil van Dijk and Lionel Messi faced each other in the Champions League semi-finals

Source: Express June 04, 2019 06:22 UTC