In a warm-up game played early this morning, the
Liverpool (England)
3-4 loss to Hertha Berlin. But fans were more concerned about Van Dijk and Gomez, the two
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The defenders have all now returned from injury, with Van Dijk finally returning to action after 285 days, and he thanked those who had previously supported and inspired him after the game.
Dutch center back Van Dijk, 30, joined in December 2017
Liverpool (England)
, who as the center of the defense helped the team get
European crown
Champions and
England Premier Soccer League
League Championship. In October of the previous year the
England Premier Soccer League
Van Dijk suffered a serious knee ligament injury after colliding with Everton goalkeeper Pickford in the Merseyside derby, after which he underwent knee surgery and has been out of action ever since, as well as missing this summer's
European cup (e.g. soccer)
Van Dijk finally entered the competition list after injury and sat on the bench. In the 69th minute, Van Dijk stood on the sidelines of the field to substitute into the field, the whole field of fans applauded and applauded for him. And
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The team's other injured defender Gomez also came on as a substitute in this game, Gomez is in the previous year in November England's practice knee injury, the same underwent surgery and a long absence. In Van Dijk and Gomez at the same time substitutes into the field, the two also in the sidelines high-five embrace each other encouragement.
In the 80th minute, Van Dijk was shaken down by the opponent when he was defending Jovetic in the penalty area, and then Jovetic scored a goal, Van Dijk, who has just returned from injury, obviously has not recovered from the best state. In the 88th minute, Morton's cross from the right road, Van Dijk's header in the back of the penalty area, Hertha Berlin goalkeeper pounced on the ball not far, Chamberlain shot the goal.
Returning from injury after nine months, Van Dijk tweeted some of his race photos after the game and stated, "285 days ago I started the journey back to competition. It's hard to express how I feel right now, but what's important to me is that I've been fortunate enough to have the support of many people during this period: doctors, physiotherapists, coaching staff, operations staff and so on, who have been by my side from the beginning. My teammates have given me the motivation to keep my head held high. The fans have given me love, support, and inspiration. Most importantly, my family, without whom I could do nothing. Thank you all. The work doesn't stop, it's just beginning, so let's keep going."
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Manager Jurgen Klopp said: "There is no doubt that there are a lot of positive aspects and almost all the players are back. I'm not sure, Van Dijk has been out for more than 260 days now due to injury, Gomez is about the same, they haven't been playing, so it's great to have them back. We can really start to prepare and get them all involved and get used to each other again and find a rapport. First round of the new season
England Premier Soccer League
We will face Norwich and it will be a tough game, Norwich did well last season so we have to be ready to fight."
