Their powers of resilience, their ability to drag themselves back from 3-0 down, is already the stuff of legend. With those fluorescent shirts turned, he returned to take it quickly to send it into the swinging boot of Origi. Four single momentary events that enabled the sensational, seemingly insurmountable 3-0 to become a breath-taking and indelible 4-3, and for Liverpool FC to reach their ninth European Cup final.
Barcelona's nightmare in Rome was re-lived in Liverpool a year ago on this day, Goals from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum sent Barcelona packing and Liverpool to the UCL final. There are two very quick glances over his shoulder to see where the forward is currently positioned. It was Origi’s second goal of the game and he would also score in the 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the final, too. They put it all on the line, quite literally at that. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.
© 2020 Sports New Media Limited. Liverpool had a mountain to climb, but the frantic opening worked in their favour as Jordi Alba's poor header allowed Sadio Mane to feed Henderson, who drove into the area and forced a low stop from Ter Stegen, only for Origi to follow up and finish from close range. Liverpool's hopes of a second consecutive final looked bleak, and the Catalans were more than just 'in control' of the tie. Subs: Wijnaldum (9), Gomez (NA), Sturridge (NA) Fantastic. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. St Etienne in ‘77, Stevie G’s scorcher against Olympiacos in 2004, Dejan Lovren’s winner against Borussia Dortmund in 2016 were all great nights. The night of their incredible comeback against Barcelona in the Champions League ranks very close to the top of the club’s list of memorable European nights. It was a team performance, helped by a wonderful crowd, a wonderful atmosphere. A cross from the ever-so-reliable Trent Alexander-Arnold (more on him later) was met by a free-running Wijnaldum who broke into Barcelona's box. The one landmark Liverpool DIDN'T want to hit! Divock Origi opened the scoring and gave Anfield a reason to believe at the start of the match with a finish from close range in the seventh minute of the game. The Brazilian plays a simple short pass to Milner, followed by another short pass to Shaqiri – the Swiss winger was set to play as a right forward in place of the absent Mohamed Salah, yet finds himself in a very deep position to receive the ball – one more short pass finds Joël Matip free of the 4 pressing Barcelona attackers. Manchester City's trip to Brighton is live on Sky Sports Main Event from 2.30pm, while Liverpool vs Wolves at Anfield is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 2pm on Sunday, May 12. A striker with an instinct for goals is in a constant battle in trying to maintain the balance between staying onside and occupying a dangerous area. The Belgian striker scored twice as Jurgen Klopp's side pulled off a monumental comeback before going on to beat Tottenham in the final in Madrid. The substitution turned out to be an unexpected masterstroke. Villa show real ambition to land three-goal hero, Redknapp backs Spurs to do the unthinkable, Man Utd fan posts video of Van Dijk's mistakes, 'Lacazette is a better striker than Firmino', Steven Gerrard's ridiculous pass against Arsenal in 2002 has emerged on Twitter, 10 outstanding Premier League goals that nobody seems to remember, Reddit thread lists footballers you didn't know were related, Mathematicians have simulated the next one million seasons of the Premier League, France Football name the most influential people in football (50-26), English football fans are naming the player they wish their club never sold. "Winning is already difficult but winning with a clean sheet, I don't know how the boys did it. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was almost lost for words as he tried to express his feelings after the game. He had only been on the pitch since the start of the half, pressed into action when Robertson was done. https://t.co/iTopqSnXYJ pic.twitter.com/ubMyJ7vHk5.
Robertson had to be replaced at half-time by Wijnaldum, after Alisson had again kept the score at 1-0 with a fine block from Jordi Alba at close range following Messi's sublime through ball. Xherdan Shaqiri replaced the injured Mo Salah, while Divock Origi started in place of Daniel Sturridge. Note Alba’s body position, he’s very straight and very set on simply putting himself back into a position where he might be able to mark or at least effectively hinder Mané. The Champions League final, the 27th in its current format and 64th of Europe's elite-club competition, will take place on June 1, 2019. Liverpool completed one of the greatest comebacks in football history, beating Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield and 4-3 on aggregate to reach the Champions League final. Luis Suarez getting the bird from Liverpool fans, he took retribution with a sly donkey kick on Robertson six minutes before the break. And it was a key moment.'. They did just that when Origi scored, tapping in from close range after Jordan Henderson forced his way into the area. Premier League: Petition to get football fans back into stadiums has been created, Premier League: 7 reasons why this season has been a goal-fest, Man Utd transfers: Ranking the 15 windows under Ed Woodward from worst to best, Man United's future with Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles has been simulated on Football Manager, Man United 1-6 Tottenham: Harry Maguire's reaction to Anthony Martial's red card upsets United fans, Paul Merson's comments after Man United signed Harry Maguire for £80 million have re-emerged, Manchester United tipped to step up pursuit of 'real match-winner', Mesut Ozil offers to pay Gunnersaurus' wages: 8 times Arsenal star has shown he's one of football's good guys. This strike brought another back for Liverpool, who would need just 122 seconds from that moment to bring parity back to the tie. https://t.co/EN2JpZvg52.
Then Messi turned provider, waiting for Philippe Coutinho to steam in from the left to sidefoot an effort towards Alisson. Check back here at The Tactical Times very soon to find the analysis for Liverpool’s second goal. Even mentally to realise it takes a while and it was a key moment.”.
At the final whistle this place was rocking, with Liverpool supporters daring to dream of winning the thing for a sixth time in Madrid next month. That's what it is like. Origi makes no mistake from the advantageous, and again opportunistic position he worked himself into and scores Liverpool’s vital early goal. Andy Robertson will not care, but he will be embarrassed when he looks back on the moment he gave the GOAT a disrespectful off-the-ball shove on the back of his head. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Super. Gareth Southgate ponders putting his faith in Burnley No 1 Nick Pope for England's friendly against Wales as he looks to name an experimental side after handing host of young players their first senior call-ups, England stars to remain in hotel during autumn campaign with state-of-the-art games room keeping cabin fever away... but Eddie Jones still fears breach of protocols will burst their bubble.
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