The Liverpool skipper can't wait to lead his side out in the continent's elite competition again after they dropped to the Europa League last season.
Van Dijk said, “I missed it. I can't wait to be out there hearing the Champions League tune and leading out the boys.
"A club like Liverpool needs to be in the Champions League and we are finally back and let's go out there and put a much better performance in than we did today as it is needed otherwise you are going to have an issue.
"I'm really looking forward to it and hopefully all our fans travelling over there to support us will be in high spirits and loud voices."
The Dutchman spoke about the importance of momentum and how special it is to captain such a huge club.
“Hopefully if there are no injuries happening then rhythm is always a good thing. We need the whole squad and we know after the international break it will be a game every three days so we need everyone in their best shape and best form.
"I am definitely looking forward to Tuesday but I am disappointed we didn't put in a performance today. We are much better than we showed today."