Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: 3 players who won the game for Jurgen Klopp
What do we say to the God of Football, Lionel Messi at Anfield? Not today.
Liverpool have not only beaten FC Barcelona but have beaten all the odds tonight as the Reds progress to the Champions League final 4-3 on aggregate, for the second year in row. The Reds were beaten in the Champions League final last season by Real Madrid.
It was a sumptuous start to the match at Anfield when Divock Origi opened the scoring in the 7th minute after Jordan Henderson stormed into the Barca penalty area and had a shot on goal, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved it just for the ball to fall to Origi who made no mistake.
The match was still one-sided in Liverpool's favour until the 54th minute when Georginio Wijnaldum rose to the occasion in the Barca box to drill a shot past the German goalkeeper.
After the second goal, it was a roller-coaster for the Reds who started to believe in the miraculous comeback. Just before Barca could conduct themselves, Wijnaldum made it 3-0 with another header from the corner two minutes after his first goal. The assist came from Xherdan Shaqiri.
It was all over for the LaLiga champions when Liverpool's right back Trent Alexander-Arnold used his brilliant presence of mind to take a corner early while the Barcelona squad was still regrouping, just for Origi to finish the ball perfectly behind ter Stegen.
What a night for Jurgen Klopp and his men.
In this article, we take a look at the 3 men who won the game for Jurgen Klopp. Have a look!
#3 Trent Alexander-Arnold
The 20 year old right back probably won Liverpool the match and the tie when he used his best of abilities on the pitch to take that early corner which resulted into the fourth goal.
But Alexander-Arnold had much more contribution to the match than that final goal. The full back was everywhere on the pitch on the right flank, from not letting Coutinho even take a breath in the Liverpool half. He also kept Jordi Alba under control with his every run.
Not only in this match, Alexander-Arnold has been a sensation this season alongside his fellow left back Andrew Robertson who was injured in the first half of the match after a collision with Barcelona's Luis Suarez.
There is no doubt he proved his calibre tonight considering the fact that he only made it to the bench in Barcelona in the first leg when Liverpool were beaten 3-0 at Camp Nou. Certainly Jurgen Klopp made the right team decisions tonight!