Liverpool fan parties with Virgil van Dijk and Co after Champions League win

A cheeky Liverpool fan has revealed how he managed to sneak into the club’s afterparty in Madrid following their Champions League victory on Saturday night.

Brazen Roger Boyd ended up celebrating with final heroes Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and James Milner just hours after they lifted the trophy at the Wanda Metrpolitano.

The 38-year-old also rubbed shoulders with Reds legends Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish as they revelled in their 2-0 win over Tottenham.

Roger Boyd poses with Alisson (left) and Virgil van Dijk (right) during Liverpool’s afterparty

Jurgen Klopp’s men lifted the Champions League trophy then headed to The Eurostars Tower

He took selfies and videos with them and got within a metre of the trophy before he was finally rumbled after two-and-a-half hours.

Lucky Roger and pal Daniel McDonald, also 38, travelled out to the Spanish capital but didn’t get tickets for the match.

He was then astonished to realise the team were staying at his hotel – the five-star £300-per-night The Eurostars Madrid Tower.

Roger made it his mission to see if he could get into the bash despite getting turned away by security.

Gutted Daniel went to bed but Roger then mingled with the squad in the hotel’s lobby and made his way past the bouncers.

‘It was the best weekend of my life,’ he said. ‘I still can’t believe it. I’m in shock.

‘At one point, I was stood about a metre away from the European Cup. I just couldn’t believe it. 

Roger also got photos with Ian Rush (left) and Kenny Dalglish after sneaking into the party

‘Everybody keeps saying how jammy I was. I just totally chanced it.’

The football fanatic, from Weymouth, Dorset, said his highlight was meeting Liverpool hero Dalglish and current No 1 Alisson.

Although he admitted that the event wasn’t without its embarrassing moments.

He said: ‘I made a complete idiot out of myself – at one point I was chatting to two guys and asked them who they were.

‘It turned out it was ex-Liverpool players Oyvind Leonhardsen and Bjorn Tore Kvarme.

‘It was so embarrassing but they took it well and we had a good laugh about it.’

The 38-year-old supporter also got within a metre of the Champions League trophy 

Roger’s trip initially got off to a turbulent start as he arrived in Madrid with pal Daniel only to find their original hotel booking had been cancelled.

They were also unable to buy tickets to the match itself which they had hoped to do at the stadium.

Nevertheless, they were transferred to The Eurostars Madrid Tower at no extra cost and were able to watch the game from a ‘fun and lively’ bar in town.

While staying there the pair spotted a few stars in the hotel lobby during the day – but they had been unable to speak to them.

Roger revealed that they decided to leave the post-match celebrations in town as he had a ‘hunch’ there would be something going on at the hotel.

They arrived back to find family and friends of the team making their way into the afterparty downstairs.

Roger poses with James Milner (left) and has a word in Van Dijk’s ear after the win over Spurs

When he and Dan attempted to get through, security staff told him he would need a red wristband from officials.

Although his mate sloped off disheartened, defiant Roger snuck upstairs to change out of his Liverpool shirt and into something more discreet.

He returned downstairs to find the whole team making their way to the party and so snuck in the middle of them unnoticed.

Roger laughed: ‘I had to have my hand in my pocket all night so bouncers couldn’t see I didn’t have a wristband. 

‘I finally got noticed by one and begged them to let me stay but they insisted I went.

‘I didn’t kick up a fuss, I’d already been in there for two-and-a-half hours and knew how lucky I was.

‘It was a great feeling going back up to my room and finding my mate there fast asleep.

‘He was gutted when he woke up and saw my videos.’

Roger poses with his friend Daniel McDonald during a game at Anfield last season