UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs Barcelona, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-3 on aggregate
Liverpool
  • 7': Divock Origi
  • 54': Georginio Wijnaldum
  • 56': Georginio Wijnaldum
  • 79': Divock Origi
FT
4 - 0
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-3 on aggregate
Barcelona

    Liverpool stun Barcelona to overcome deficit and reach UCL final

    Liverpool overcame a three-goal deficit to defeat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
    • 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Arturo Vidal.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 7': Goal! Liverpool 1, Barcelona 0. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 8': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joel Matip.
    • 11': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 11': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
    • 14': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alisson.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 20': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
    • 21': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 23': Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 23': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 23': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
    • 29': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
    • 36': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 38': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Arturo Vidal.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 45'+1': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Arturo Vidal.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Barcelona 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Barcelona 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Andrew Robertson because of an injury.
    • 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
    • 49': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
    • 49': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
    • 52': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
    • 52': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Hand ball by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
    • 53': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 54': Goal! Liverpool 2, Barcelona 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 56': Goal! Liverpool 3, Barcelona 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo replaces Coutinho.
    • 62': Hand ball by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
    • 64': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 64': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
    • 65': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
    • 66': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Joel Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joel Matip.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
    • 68': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alisson.
    • 73': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Arturo Vidal.
    • 75': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
    • 75': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Milner following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
    • 79': Goal! Liverpool 4, Barcelona 0. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a corner.
    • 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Malcom replaces Ivan Rakitic.
    • 82': Hand ball by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Divock Origi (Liverpool).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Divock Origi because of an injury.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Milner following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Arthur (Barcelona).
    • 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
    • 90'+5': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Barcelona 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Barcelona 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 5
    57.3 Possession 42.7
    8 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 7
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    479 Accurate Passes 329
    578 Passes 420
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 53
    31 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    15 Interceptions 11
    23 Effective Clearances 18
    23 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 52,212

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    32 Joël Matip Yellow Card
    26 Andrew Robertson
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    3 Fabinho Yellow Card
    7 James Milner
    14 Jordan Henderson
    27 Divock Origi
    10 Sadio Mané
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Joe Gomez, Simon Mignolet, Daniel Sturridge, Rhian Brewster, Dejan Lovren, Ben Woodburn, Georginio Wijnaldum.

    BAR Barcelona (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
    15 Clément Lenglet
    3 Gerard Piqué
    18 Jordi Alba
    20 Sergi Roberto
    4 Ivan Rakitić Yellow Card
    5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
    7 Philippe Coutinho
    22 Arturo Vidal
    9 Luis Suárez
    10 Lionel Messi
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Nélson Semedo, Malcom, Thomas Vermaelen, Arthur, Carles Aleñá, Samuel Umtiti, Jasper Cillessen.

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