UCL Semi-Final: Video - Liverpool disgrace Barcelona 4 - 0 at Anfield to reach final
Divock Origi celebrates scoring the fourth Liverpool goal - TomJenkins/TheGuardian |
This turnaround is incredible!
Video 👇 By overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate and reach the final, Liverpool produced one of the greatest Champions League comebacks in history.
After Barcelona won the first leg 3-0 at the Nou Camp, few gave Liverpool a chance of scoring the goals they needed to progress, let alone preventing the La Liga champions from scoring themselves.
Divock Origi tapped in after Marc-Andre ter Stegen failed to hold Jordan Henderson's shot.
Barcelona struggled to get Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi involved.
Happy Liverpool players celebrate after the final whistle - ShaunBotterill/Getty/TheGuardian |
However, Georginio Wijnaldum, on as a substitute for the injured Andy Robertson, made it 2-0 with a low drive nine minutes after the break before the midfielder almost immediately made it 3-0 on the night and 3-3 on aggregate with a superb header.
Liverpool never quits - As posted... 👇👇
"Here is one thing everyone inside Anfield knows, including our opponents. This Liverpool never stops. This Liverpool never quits. This Liverpool gives everything at all times." ❤️ pic.twitter.com/0ELb61N8Ab— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 7, 2019
Origi completed a remarkable victory for Liverpool when he swept Trent Alexander-Arnold's low corner into the back of the net late on.
Video: Celebrations at Anfield after the match 📹 - As posted... 👇👇
Liverpool are into the Champions League final for a second successive year and they will play either Ajax or Tottenham in Madrid on 1 June.
🔴🔴 ALLEZ, ALLEZ, ALLEZ 🔴🔴pic.twitter.com/r8TRL9vvTC— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 7, 2019
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