Van Dijk completely misjudged his header back to goalkeeper Alisson to give Villarreal a shock lead…
Virgil van Dijk made a costly defensive error just four minutes into Liverpool's Champions League match against Villarreal, gifting Georges Mikautadze the opening goal. Villarreal doubled their advantage through Sergi Cardona within the half-hour mark, drawing sharp criticism from commentator Alan Shearer, who described Liverpool's early play as lazy.
Despite the early two-goal deficit, Liverpool rallied before halftime with goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Ronald Araujo. The hosts carried that momentum into the second half as Mac Allister scored his second goal and Florian Wirtz added another to secure the comeback victory.
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