Liverpool defied all expectation to overturn a three-goal deficit and reach the final of the Champions League with a 4-3 aggregate win against Barcelona .
Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum fired Jurgen Klopp ‘s men to a 4-0 win on the night, having headed into the second leg of their semi-final tie with a mountain to climb.
It was an inspired performance from the hosts who took the lead after seven minutes courtesy of Origi. After the restart, Wijnaldum hit home a quick-fire brace before Origi once again sent Anfield into pandemonium with his 79-minute winner.
From there, Liverpool dug in to withstand some late pressure from Barcelona and hold on for a memorable European victory.
So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery below for our player ratings.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Alisson Becker – 8 out of 10 In a game that required a clean sheet he made some crucial saves including one to deny Jordi Alba on the stroke of half-time.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Trent Alexander-Arnold – 8 out of 10 Was strong in clearing the ball and winning defensive headers but was exceptional going forward.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Joel Matip – 7 out of 10 Partnered van Dijk to perfection and kept a clean sheet against Barcelona.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Virgil van Dijk – 7 out of 10 Commanding at the back and didn’t allow Messi to get the better of him, especially when Barca threw it all at them in the dying minutes.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Andy Robertson – 6 out of 10 Looked a little slower than usual due to injury but still had a shot saved, made a last-ditch tackle and got stuck into Suarez, all before being subbed at half-time.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Henderson – 7 out of 10 Played exceptionally well early in the first-half with enterprising runs into the box, one of which led to the opening goal.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Fabinho – 7 out of 10 Got stuck right into the contest from the start. He clashed with Suarez, Vidal, Lenglet and Busquets and made lots of good challenges to break down Barcelona’s attacks.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Georginio Wijnaldum (substitute) – 9 out of 10 The definition of a super-sub. Two goals in four minutes in the second half drew Liverpool level and Origi finished off the job.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona James Milner – 6 out of 10 Is a stable presence in the Liverpool mid-field, he threw himself into tackles and was able to supply balls for Mane, Origi and Shaqiri and filled in at left-back when Robertson was subbed off.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Xherdan Shaqiri – 7 out of 10 Worked very hard to close down players but lacked control on the ball in the first half but when it mattered, he put a perfect cross in to find Wijnaldum.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Divock Origi – 9 out of 10 Offered Liverpool some pace at the top and got into the right position to tap-in the opening goal and was the only man alert for Alexander-Arnold’s corner to give Liverpool a winner and send them through to the final.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Sadio Mane – 7 out of 10 Was sharp up front especially against Roberto and Vidal on Barcelona’s right-hand side and created lots of chances for Liverpool.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 6 out of 10 Made a good save to deny Robertson and was quick off his line when he sensed danger but looked less than his usual quality self.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Sergi Roberto – 5 out of 10 Grew into the game at right back and made some good tackles in vital moments.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Gerard Pique – 6 out of 10 Was the leader for Barcelona at the back and gave it his all making blocks and crucial times and taking the ball off Mane, Origi and Shaqiri.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Clement Lenglet – 6 out of 10 Was a strong presence in the back line and quick out to clear the ball from Liverpool’s strikers.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Jordi Alba – 5 out of 10 Had a tough time in defence when we all know he prefers to bomb forward leaving Busquets to cover him. When he did go forward, he had a couple of chances, but Alisson was there to deny him a goal.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Arturo Vidal – 6 out of 10 Had a physical game and left it all out on the pitch tackling Mane, Milner, everyone really.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Sergio Busquets – 5 out of 10 Didn’t like it when he had to cover for Jordi Alba at left-back and got lost in mid-field.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Ivan Rakitic – 5 out of 10 Liverpool kept him quiet all night, he had a couple of decent runs down the wings but had little impact for Barcelona.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Philippe Coutinho – 4 out of 10 Was subbed off on the hour mark with the scores level and had one shot saved by Alisson.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Lionel Messi – 6 out of 10 Fancy footwork, clinical passes and plenty of shots is par for the course for Messi but he even couldn’t drag Barcelona through to the final.
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Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Luis Suarez – 6 out of 10 Scrappy, aggressive and the pantomime villain as usual. His battle with Fabinho was a highlight.
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