On this day, Barcelona went to Anfield 'four' nothing: As it happened

Liverpool faced the great Messi, perhaps in the best form of his life, and a 3 goal deficit But yet, they produced one of the most stunning comebacks to beat Barca 4-0 and progress to the final for the second consecutive year.

Liverpool players faced a 3-0 deficit against Barcelona from the first leg of the Champions League semifinals. They faced the great Lionel Messi, perhaps in the best form of his life. But yet, they produced one of the most stunning comebacks in Champions

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06 May 2020, 7:32 pm

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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Liverpool were seemingly dealt another injury blow as Andy Robertson was withdrawn at half-time, but he made way for Dutch international Wijnaldum with James Milner moving to left-back.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)