{"id":1136134,"date":"2020-03-10T18:33:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T18:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1136134"},"modified":"2020-03-10T18:33:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T18:33:19","slug":"virgil-van-dijk-player-erling-haaland-hates-facing-most","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/virgil-van-dijk-player-erling-haaland-hates-facing-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Virgil van Dijk is the player Erling Haaland hates facing most"},"content":{"rendered":"

Erling Braut Haaland has named Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk as the player he hates facing the most.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Norwegian youngster has made an electric start to life with Borussia Dortmund since joining from Red Bull Salzburg in January, scoring 12 goals in 10 games across all competitions.<\/p>\n

What makes Van Dijk the ultimate defender? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Haaland scored one of his 10 Champions League goals this season against Liverpool in October.<\/li>\n
  • But the Norwegian has still identified Van Dijk as the defender he hates facing the most.<\/li>\n
  • Van Dijk finished second only to Lionel Messi in the voting for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award.<\/li>\n
  • The Dutchman has won more aerial duels (26) than any other defender in this season’s Champions League.<\/li>\n
  • Van Dijk has been dribbled past by an opponent just once and has completed a competition-high 548 passes so far.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n