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Van Dijk: Rome was fantastic - but Kiev could be better

A Champions League final against Real Madrid awaits after the Reds held off a second-leg fightback to defeat AS Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the last four.

The final whistle at Stadio Olimpico preceded joyous, shared celebrations between Jürgen Klopp’s players and the travelling supporters.

Van Dijk and his teammates will now meet holders Real in Kiev on Saturday May 26 - and the Netherlands captain is already thinking about ‘finishing the job’ at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium.

“It can get bigger, obviously, with the final, but it’s fantastic to reach the final and [with] all the hard work everyone put in,” he told Liverpoolfc.