Liverpool can come away from Wednesday night’s performance with heads held high, especially one out-of-form star who made Champions League history. So many good displays vs Qarabag Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesJoin our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Virgil van Dijk’s historic performance against QarabagVirgil van Dijk needed this performance as much as anyone. The Dutchman is the first centre-back ever to record three assists in a Champions League game. In the Liverpool player ratings vs Qarabag, we said Van Dijk did more in the attacking third than in his own, and that’s reflected in this historic achievement.