Van Dijk: a big worry for Real Madrid

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[{"selector":"#anim-6cfccecf-5e87-42be-90cd-12f791ee2aa1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.31330%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-80acac3f-aed4-4827-8868-b7cba2030259 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.886363423295453%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"fill":"both"}] Van Dijk joined Liverpool on February 4, 2018. Since then he's never lost a home game (Anfield) in the Premier League.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b2dda190-eb9e-4c2f-aae5-ddb617aec7f9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.31330%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da68bd96-2300-4521-b2a7-0cec1b1b0934 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.9174311926605505)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"fill":"forwards"}] Before signing Van Dijk, Liverpool's last trophy came in 2012. Since then they've won the Champions League (2019), European Super Cup (2019)...

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[{"selector":"#anim-f8e5c66a-79a1-4416-a0ec-281472b46510","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-969275ba-33fc-4e0e-b1f6-3f5866026842","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] MOHAMED SALAH diet and training regime of the Liverpool star