Liverpool crushed Barcelona with 4 clean goals in a historic comeback that will be remembered throughout the ages as the Reds fired up Anfield stadium and skyrocketed themselves to their first UEFA champions league final since losing to AC Milan in 2007.
Tonight was a night of underdogs as Divock Origi and halftime substitute Georginio Wijnaldum scored two goals to sink the Barcelona ship. Juergen Klopp's side will face the winner of Wednesday's other semi-final between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur, with the Dutch youngsters side leading 1-0 from the first-leg
Liverpool, without their fire power duo Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino injured, took a seventh-minute lead when a poor headed clearance from Jordi Alba fell at the feet of Jordan Henderson, who burst goalwards.
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It was the Reds new face midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum that turned the game for his team as he was substituted for the injured left back Andy Robertson, at the break. The Dutchman drove home a low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, to make it 2-0 in the 54th minute. further decreasing the score gap and lighting new hope for Liverpool.
Two minutes later Wijnaldum rose to meet a Xherdan Shaqiri's cross with an efficient header to make it 3-3 on aggregate. Liverpool then grabbed an extraordinary fourth goal with a quickly-taken corner from Alexander-Arnold, cementing Liverpool's comeback victory as one of the greatest in football history.
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