Liverpool have an uphill task to qualify for the quarter-final of the Champions League.

After losing 5-2 at home against Real Madrid in the first leg, the Reds must turn around the tie in the second leg with a 3-goal margin, if they want to progress.

Liverpool star defender Virgil van Dijk, has claimed that it will take a miracle for Liverpool to turn around the tie. But he also insisted that miracles do happen in football.

Asked about the defeat, Liverpool defender, Van Dijk told CBS Sports Golazo post-game: “We are 5-2 down and have an almost impossible task to turn it around in Madrid.

“But football is full of miracles and let’s hope we can pull off a miracle.”

“We should have been more composed and calm in possession but, yeah, there was nothing wrong (with the performance) in my opinion.

“We didn’t give many chances away but in the end with the quality they have, they punish you, properly.”