On this day, Barcelona went to Anfield 'four' nothing: As it happened
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It was only the third time in the history of the competition that a team rallied from three goals down after the first leg of a semifinal 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. (Photo | AP)For Barcelona, it was the second straight year that the team let a three-goal lead slip, having beaten Roma 4-1 at home in the quarterfinals in 2018 before losing the return leg 3-0 to go out. (Photo | AP)Divock Origi - making a rare start - and substitute Georginio Wijnaldum both netted twice as Jurgen Klopp's men never lost faith and were accompanied by a typically raucous Anfield atmosphere for a European night. (Photo | AP)Trent Alexander-Arnold, a 20-year-old right back, put the ball down in the quadrant and then turned around as if he was about to leave the kick to a teammate. In an instant, he spun round again and whipped in a low cross that Barcelona's players weren't prepared for. Origi was ready, though, and he swept home a finish from eight meters (yards) into the top corner for his second goal of the game. (Photo | AP)Lionel Messi had seemingly turned the tie in the Catalans' favour late in the first leg with a brilliant free-kick and his first effort was tipped over by Alisson Becker. (Photo | AP)Liverpool were seemingly dealt another injury blow as Andy Robertson was withdrawn at half-time, but he made way for Dutch international Wijnaldum with James Milner moving to left-back. Wijnaldum's impact was massive. He was picked out by Trent Alexander-Arnold's low cross and drilled under Ter Stegen. And from Liverpool's next attack, Xherdan Shaqiri picked out Wijnaldum to head home at the Kop end. (Photo | AP)'The people from outside, they doubted us and thought we couldn't do it,' said Wijnaldum 'But once again we showed that everything is possible.' (Photo | AP)English rivals Tottenham or Dutch champions Ajax await the Reds in the June 1 final in Madrid. (Photo | AP)
