Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool's English defender, chose the 4 strongest opponents he faced during his football career, as he excluded Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi star of Al-Nasr. Liverpool's English captain, Virgil van Dijk, identified the 4 strongest opponents he faced during his football career, during the podcast program, as he did not choose among them the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, whom he faced in the 2017-2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid. The Reds defender went on to choose Argentine star Lionel Messi, the former Barcelona player and current Inter Miami team, as the most difficult opponents he faced, in addition to Erling Haaland, Manchester City's top scorer, whom he described as very strong and a ruthless striker in front of goal. He also chose the former Argentine star Sergio Aguero, the Manchester City striker, who had been causing him constant problems since playing for Southampton, and finally he chose the French striker Olivier Giroud, while he was at Chelsea, along with the Belgian Eden Hazard.