Liverpool 4–0 Barcelona
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| Event | 2018-19 UEFA Champions League 2018-19 UEFA Champions League knockout stage Semi-final second leg | ||||||
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| Liverpool qualified to Final | |||||||
| Date | 7 May 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Anfield, Liverpool | ||||||
| Referee | Cüneyt Cakir (Turkey) | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,212 | ||||||
| Weather | 11°C | ||||||
Liverpool vs Barcelona (4 - 0)[1] was the result a historic second leg of a UEFA Champions League tie which occurred on 7 May 2019 at Anfield in Liverpool.[2] Liverpool F.C. overturned a three-goal deficit in the second leg of their semi-final tie of the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final against F.C Barcelona, making it the largest unaided comeback in UEFA Champions League history.[3] The Anfield Atmosphere, created by the Liverpool fans, are known to taunt and daunt the opposition.[4] Liverpool had two of their main players (Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino) injured and were not eligible to play in the match. However, Divock Origi, scored two goals as Roberto Firmino's replacement and Xherdan Shaqiri got an assist as Mohamed Salah's replacement.[5] Super-sub, Gini Wijnaldum came of the bench on the 52nd minutes, scoring 2 goals in the 54th and 56th minute of the game. In the 79th minute, scouser Trent Alexander-Arnold took a stunning and shocking corner (while the Barcelona players were caught of guard) Divock Origi mashed it home with an amazing finish[6].Leonel Messi, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, was kept silent by Liverpool's Midfield and Defence; he was seen broken in tears after the match.[7] As well as Barcelona having a 3 goal lead, the starting eleven of the 1st leg remained the same and every player has a week of rest, as they had already won the La Liga.[8]
Match Infomation
- Managers: Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) & Ernesto Valverde (Barcelona)[9]
- Referee: Cüneyt Cakir (Turkey)
- Liverpool Starting Lineup Average Age: 26.76 years
- Barcelona Starting Lineup Average Age: 29.59 years
- Attendance: 52,212
- Half-time score: 1 - 0
- Liverpool's Game number: 5683
- Liverpool's Europe game number: 390
- LFC played towards Kop: Second half
- Aggregate score: 4 - 3 Liverpool[10]
Starting XI (Lineups)
Liverpool Starting XI[9]
| 13 | Alisson Becker | |
| 4 | Virgil Van Dijk | |
| 26 | Andy Robertson | |
| 32 | Joël Matip | |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | |
| 3 | Fabinho Tavarez | |
| 7 | James Milner (vice-captain) | |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson (c) | |
| 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | |
| 10 | Sadio Mané | |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
Barcelona Starting XI[9]
- Marc-André ter Stegen
- Sergi Roberto
- Gerard Piqué
- Clément Lenglet
- Jordi Alba
- Ivan Rakitic
- Sergio Busquets
- Arturo Vidal
- Philippe Coutinho
- Luis Suárez
- Lionel Messi (c)
Substitutes
Liverpool Substitutes[9]
| 22 | Simon Mignolet | |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren | |
| 12 | Joe Gomez | |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum | |
| 15 | Daniel Sturridge | |
| 24 | Rhian Brewster | |
| 58 | Ben Woodburn |
Barcelona Substitutes[9]
- Philippe Coutinho out for Nélson Semedo 60'
- Arturo Vidal out for Arthur Melo 75'
- Ivan Rakitic out for Malcom 80'
References
- ^ Glendenning, Barry (2019-05-07). "Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg): Champions League semi-final – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (Agg: 4-3): Liverpool complete stunning comeback to reach Champions League final". Sky Sports.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ORIGI & SHAQIRI REPLACE SALAH & FIRMINO AGAINST BARCELONA". Euro Sport.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Liverpool ballboy who 'assisted' Trent Alexander-Arnold corner vs Barcelona scores his first goal for U18s". Evening Standard.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lionel Messi broke down in tears in Barcelona's Anfield dressing room". The Gardian.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool: Lionel Messi magic puts hosts in control of Champions League semi-final". Sky Sports.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Full Time Summary Semi-finals 1st Leg – Barcelona v Liverpool" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Full Time Summary Semi-finals 2nd Leg – Liverpool v Barcelona" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.