Liverpool delivered the greatest in a long line of famous comebacks to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi's Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a three-goal deficit from the first leg.
Divock Origi scored twice, either side of goals by half-time substitute Georginio Wijnaldum early in the second half, to send Liverpool into their second straight final and set up a meeting with either Ajax or Tottenham on June 1.
It was only the third time in the history of the European Cup that a team came from three goals down after the first leg of a semi-final and progressed to the final, after Panathinaikos in 1970-71 and Barcelona in 1985-86. No team had done it in the Champions League era.
The comeback was all the more unlikely given that Liverpool were without two of their first-choice forward line, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.
Instead, it was Origi — the scorer of the crucial fourth goal in the 79th minute — who made the seemingly impossible, possible.
And it needed some remarkable ingenuity from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who pretended to walk away from taking a corner before quickly spinning round and sending in a low cross as Barcelona's players dawdled. Origi swept in the finish.
David Lynch and Ben Hayward rate the performances from an unbelievable night at Anfield...
Liverpool vs Barcelona player ratings
Liverpool (David Lynch): Alisson 9, Alexander-Arnold 8, Matip 9, Van Dijk 8, Robertson 7, Milner 8, Henderson 9, Fabinho 8, Mane 7, Origi 9, Shaqiri 6
Subs: Wijnaldum 9, Sturridge 6, Gomez 6
Barcelona (Ben Hayward): Ter Stegen 5, Alba 4, Pique 4, Lenglet 4, Sergi Roberto 4, Busquets 4, Rakitic 5, Vidal 7, Messi 5, Suarez 5, Coutinho 4
Subs: Semedo 4, Arthur 4, Malcom 4
