Liverpool vs Barcelona

Liverpool where losing 3-0 on aggregate so need to win by 4-0 in this game to win. If Barcelona score an away goal then this will make the task even harder. Liverpool are also without their star man Mo Salah. This will be very hard due to the fact that Barcelona has won Liga Santander and Messi’s formidable form. Suarez and Coutinho return to their previous club and Suarez has said that he will not celebrate if he scores today.

In 6 minutes Joel Matip played the ball across the field towards Mane but the ball comes short and Jordi Alba rises to header the ball back to the waiting defender. He makes a mistake and Mane capitalises on it. He plays the ball into Henderson who bursted from midfield he takes a touch a shoots but Ter Stegen saves. However, he palms it right into the path of Origi who slots it in to score the first of the match. It is now 1-3 on aggregate. After Liverpool’s amazing start Vidal receives the ball and he plays it across the field into the path of Coutinho who drives down the left hand side of the field. He holds it up as he reaches the edge of the box. Alba is there on for supports and he plays it to him, Alba pulls it back to Messi who fires the ball towards the top right hand corner. Allison makes a fantastic save to stop a devastating chance at a Barca away goal. In the 17th minute Vidal manages to win the ball of Milner who had just received the ball from a header. Vidal plays the ball to Messi to drives. Its a 3 against 2 and he plays it to Coutinho who hits a weak shot towards the corner and Alisson is able to strongly push the ball away to end the attack but he pushes it into the path of Suarez who plays the ball to Sergio Roberto and he plays it to Rakatic. Rakatic plays the ball to Coutinho on the left hand side who makes a little touch to Alba who tries to play a low driven cross to Vidal but Liverpool have too many men in the box and the ball goes out of play. Virgil Van Dijk them receives the ball and he plays the ball over the top to Mane who attempts a cross but the ball is deflected into the path of Robertson who has a shot. But it is a brilliant save Ter Stegen the ball went into his chest after the brilliant dive. Just Before Half time Messi finds a ball towards Alba who is in the box, he takes a shot but Alisson is yet again there to make a big stop. Half time ends with Liverpool scoring just the 1 goal.

5 minutes Into the second half and Liverpool have a corner this will be a brilliant chance for them to score another to close the gap on Barca and really put the pressure on. Van Dijk gets a touch on it but Ter Stegen manages to save Barca yet again. Messi then sees the run of Suarez who is through goal but he manages to make the save to keep Liverpool in it. Alexander-Arnold wins the ball on the right hand side and he plays the ball in along the floor. It gets a deflection but reaches Wijnaldum who calmly slots the ball into the net pass Ter Stegen and making the score 2-3 on aggregate and 2-0 in the game. In the 55th minute Shaquiri plays a cross in towards the head of Wijnaldum who leaps in the air and scores again to really make Liverpool’s dreams of a comeback become alive. Barca then has a chance from a short corner. Messi played the ball to Rakatic who lobs it over the top of the Liverpool’s defence that fell asleep for second. Messi chests it down and has shot but Alisson yet again saves them. In the 78th minute Liverpool have a corner and Alexander-Arnold turns to walk away from it so Shaquiri can take the corner but he quickly turns and plays a low driven cross into the box. Divock Origi is there it to pelt the ball into the top-right hand corner and it is 4-0 to Liverpool and -3 on aggregate Liverpool has surely done the impossible against the force of Barca that was caught napping. The game finishes and screams echoed across the stadium for the greatest ever semi-final comeback in the cups history. Mohammed Salah jumped for joy a walked on the pitch sporting a “Never give up shirt”. This has to be one of the greatest Champions leagues tie ever.