Jürgen Kloppcoach of Liverpool, turned off the alarms that had been raised in the red team regarding the state of Mohamed Salah y Virgil Van Dijkwho had to be substituted due to physical problems during the final of the FA Cup against him Chelsea who took the Liverpool on penalties.
Everything indicates that neither the Egyptian nor the Dutch will have problems being at full capacity in the Champions League final against Real Madrid on May 28 in Paris.
“I talked to both of them after the game. They’re both fine. All we know is that it’s not a big deal. But the next game is on Tuesday and that’s very soon. I think they’ll both be fine. We train this Sunday morning If they tell me that they are completely fine, I would be surprised”, explained the coach at the press conference after the duel of the FA Cupaccording to the official website of the Liverpool.
Salah was changed in the 33rd minute by Diogo Jotaapparently feeling discomfort in the adductor, while Van Dijk was replaced at the end of extra time due to “a knee discomfort”, as explained by the Dutch defender himself at the end of the match.
“I felt it in the first half when I did a sprint. I played 20 minutes or so with a slight discomfort in my knee. I kept playing but, in the end, I can’t put the team at risk and I needed Joel Matip. Hopefully I’ll be fine.” , told in statements to ‘ITV’, collected by the club’s website, at the end of the match
The concern had been maximum with Salahwho after half an hour of the game fell to the ground putting his hand to his groin and was replaced by Diogo Jota. Van Dijkmeanwhile, was changed just before extra time began due to some minor physical mishap.
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