Liverpool was subject to Euro 2020 fever on Saturday night as Ukraine stood in the way of England's pursuit of their first-ever European Championships honour.
Pubs and bars across the city were at capacity as fans of the Three Lions sought to drink in the atmosphere as their hopes of football coming home grew stronger with the resounding win at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Whilst the travel restrictions posed an obstacle for the travelling Barmy Army, supporters opted to cheer on Gareth Southgate's side from the city centre.
Concert Square was already close to capacity three hours before kick-off with queues for the Lime Kiln, Einstein's, Soho and McCooley's
Those in attendance were in high spirits as they watched on with England's opponents were confirmed after Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg helped Denmark to a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic.
Harry Kane shook off the early-tournament cobwebs to bag a double as he made it three goals in two games with Harry Maguire and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson completing the scoring.
Hottest ticket in town
Camp and Furnace welcomed a sell-out crowd to their event.
Tickets for the match sold out within minutes with 44,000 members on the events page in the hope they could secure a ticket.
Any pre-match nerves were washed away, with the help of the drinks available, as Kane poked England in front after just four minutes.
There was plenty to cheer about as they coasted into the semi-final and fans' high spirits continued throughout the match spilling onto the street at the end of proceedings with an ensemble of England anthems.
Behind enemy lines
There was one brave fan who was wearing a 2009/10 season Manchester United strip accompanied with a captain's armband.
Club allegiances have been pushed to one side for the Championships as England look to unify the nation with their five successive clean sheets.
It wasn't just United in attendance, around the city centre and Camp and Furnace, some fans braved wearing the yellow strip of the Ukrainians. Sadly it wasn't to be for Andriy Shevchenko's side on the night.
The semi-final beckons for England as Wembley will surely see a partisan crowd with Denmark being the visitors.
Out of this world
After analysing the reaction to Henderson's first England goal, you can spot something extra-terrestrial in and amongst the celebration.
Low and behold, one of the supporters was well and truly in the football spirits wearing an inflatable alien costume.
Breaking the duck
Henderson's header was the icing on the cake on the night.
The goal was greatly received on Merseyside as the Liverpool skipper nodded in his first goal in England colours.
It couldn't have been a better moment for the 31-year-old as he returns from the groin injury which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
