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#3 Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona, Champions League Semi-Final 7/05/19
After losing 3-0 at the Nou Camp, Liverpool's Champions League dream seemed all but over with Messi's 600th goal for Barcelona sealing a momentous win on the night for Barcelona. To make matters Liverpool went into the second leg without two of their deadly front three with Salah and Firmino both out injured. This meant that Liverpool had to turn to the likes of Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri who were usually used as bench players.
The odds were stacked against Liverpool who were hoping the Anfield crowd would work wonders once again. And the Reds got off to the perfect start with a goal from Divock Origi who had picked up where he left off after a winning goal against Newcastle in the week leading up to the game. The goal came within the first 10 minutes after a Jordan Henderson strike rebounded to Origi, who was gifted a tap in by Ter Stegen.
However, after the Origi goal, Liverpool never really pushed on and at half time with the score at just 1-0, Liverpool still had all the work to do in the second half. Moreover, their chances were not boosted after Andy Robertson had been forced off with an injury. This change turned out to be one of the best in the history of the Champions League.
The substitution gave Georginio Wijnaldum the chance to cement himself into the Liverpool history books which he happily took. His first goal came just 9 minutes after entering the pitch when a cross from Alexander-Arnold found the Dutchman who made no mistake with the finish. 2 minutes later, Liverpool were back on level terms with a second goal from Wijnaldum shocking the world.
The goal came from a Shaqiri cross which found the oncoming Dutchman who headed the ball past the helpless Ter Stegen to tie the proceedings. By this point, the trip to Madrid was very much back in the minds of Liverpool who knew they needed just one more piece of genius to wrap up one of the best comebacks of all time. And with just 11 minutes to go, that piece of genius came when Trent Alexander-Arnold decided to take the corner quickly to catch the Barcelona defenders napping and find Divock Origi who made no mistake to complete the comeback.
The corner will go down as one of the best the Champions League has seen as Alexander-Arnold's quick thinking sent Liverpool to Madrid. The 4-0 victory will go down as one of the greatest games Anfield and football has ever seen.
