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Gini Wijnaldum Q&A | His future, Reds’ belief, European aims and more

Georginio Wijnaldum addressed a wide range of topics during Tuesday’s press conference prior to Liverpool’s clash with RB Leipzig.

The Reds return to Budapest for the ‘home’ leg of their last-16 Champions League tie boasting a 2-0 advantage from the first game at Puskas Arena.

Ahead of the match on Wednesday evening, Wijnaldum spoke with the media via video call from the AXA Training Centre.

Read on for a transcript…

On the impact of not playing in front of large crowds for the last year…

I think it affected us a bit, not a lot… I believe that the things happening to us right now would not be happening if there were fans in the stadium because the fans, as you know, help us a lot through difficult times.