GINI WIJNALDUM scored twice to help Liverpool produce one of the greatest Champions League comebacks of all time - but the night will also be remembered for his incredible piece of skill against Barcelona. The Dutchman only came on at half-time due to Barca striker Luis Suarez kicking Andy Robertson out of the game. Gini Wijnaldum was a man possessed 🔥😂 He took out three Barcelona players in seven seconds 😩 pic.twitter.com/STrFC8WxkN — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 7, 2019 But the 28-year-old made an immediate impact, hitting a quick-fire double to get Liverpool back on level terms overall and send the Kop rocking. And after Divock Origi scored what proved to be the crucial decider, Wijnaldum showed his class with a moment of magic to embarrass the Catalan giants. Under huge pressure from Sergio Busquets and Arthur, he instinctively dropped his shoulder and turned in between the pair, leaving them for dead. And he had the presence of mind to keep his composure and pick a simple pass to Origi on the left wing to keep the pressure on the visitors, who were chasing the game late on. Wijnaldum’s performance capped an incredible night at Anfield as Jurgen Klopp’s men steamrollered Barca to reach the Champions League final for the second year in a row. After the game, the midfielder revealed his anger towards Klopp for not starting him in the return leg. He told BT Sport: “After the game we were confident we could score four at home and win 4-0. “The people from outside they doubted us and thought we couldn’t do it, but once again we showed that everything is possible and we won 4-0. “Yeah, I’m really emotional because I was really angry at the manager that he put me on the bench! "I had to do something when I came in, I had to help the team… but overall it was a team performance. “We believed it from the start that we could win 4-0… we knew it was possible.” Ajax or Tottenham will face Liverpool at Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano on June 1, with the Dutch side leading 1-0 ahead of tonight's second leg in Amsterdam.<doc-sep>Georginio Wijnaldum took out his frustration on Barcelona after starting on the bench as his second-half brace helped Liverpool to a stunning Champions League semi-final comeback at Anfield. The midfielder scored twice in the space of three minutes shortly before the hour to make it 3-0 on the night and 3-3 on aggregate before Divock Origi's second of the night in the 79th minute sent Liverpool into the Champions League final. "Unbelievable," Wijnaldum told BT Sport. "After the game in Spain, we were confident we could score four at home. "Once again we showed that everything is possible in football. I was really angry at the manager that he put me on the bench but I had to do something to help the team when I came on. "We believe it from the start. People from outside (the club), they thought it was not possible but we still managed to do this." Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Show all 23 1 /23 Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona 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. REUTERS 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. AP Player ratings: Liverpool vs Barcelona Joel Matip – 7 out of 10 Partnered van Dijk to perfection and kept a clean sheet against Barcelona. AFP/Getty Images 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. EPA 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. PA 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. Action Images via Reuters 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. Action Images via Reuters 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. Getty Images 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. Action Images via Reuters 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. REUTERS 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. AP 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. EPA 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. Action Images via Reuters 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. Getty Images 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. Action Images via Reuters 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. Liverpool FC via Getty Images 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. Getty Images 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. Getty Images 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. Action Images via Reuters 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. EPA 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. EPA 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. Getty Images 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. Action Images via Reuters The fourth goal was the standout moment as quick-thinking from Trent Alexander-Arnold from a corner set up Origi for an easy finish. With Barca still setting up their defence and walking back slowly, the 20-year-old right-back spotted Origi completely unmarked and played a quick low cross for the Belgian to finish. "I think it was just instinctive," Alexander-Arnold said. "It was one of those moments where you see the opportunity." Recommended An Anfield miracle transcribed from the pages of pure fantasy Origi paid tribute to his team-mates and also the fans who created the atmosphere on which Liverpool thrived. "I think it was more about the team," he said. "We fought so hard. We fought until the end. It shows we have a good mix of talent and hard work." Asked to comment on the passion shown by the fans, he added: "It's just special, you can feel it, you can hear it." Liverpool had started the match without Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, and then lost Andy Robertson to an injury which brought Wijnaldum into the game at half-time. The Dutchman had already got himself ready to come on once when Jordan Henderson went down under a heavy challenge, but the club captain was able to see the game out. "I don't think many people gave us a chance," Henderson said. "We knew that it would be difficult but it was still possible for us. Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring his second goal for Liverpool (Reuters) "The belief we've got in the changing room. At Anfield, we knew we could put on something special. "We wanted to start fast, we got an early goal which helped. We knew that if we gave everything, showed a bit of personality, a bit of heart (we could win)."<doc-sep>Who do Liverpool need to sign to re-claim the title? Keep up with all the Reds news with our free daily newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice You've probably read many articles about Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona by now, with many of them ironically featuring the words "there are no words" in them. It's really all about the actions of the players though. Divock Origi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, heroes all. But perhaps the biggest hero of the lot was Gini Wijnaldum. The man who later admitted he was "very angry with the manager for putting me on the bench" emerged for the injured Andy Robertson at half-time, and in the space of 10 minutes had done his best Steven Gerrard and John Toshack impressions. (Image: PA) Because his first goal was pure Gerrard, as he arrived into the box late and struck a finish that was more about power than precision, the sheer force of strike and will taking it past the stunned Marc Andre ter Stegen, who tried and failed to slow the game down by feigning an injury when Wijnaldum grabbed the ball out of his hands in the back of the net. Perhaps he should have tried harder. Less than two minutes later, Xherdan Shaqiri's cross was met with the best header Wijnaldum has ever produced in his life, a header up there with Toshack, with Emile Heskey against Roma, Dejan Lovren against Dortmund, with what Andy Carroll was bought for £35million for. It went in in slow motion. (Image: CameraSport via Getty Images) And then Alexander-Arnold happened, and Origi happened, and Liverpool had their fourth with 'only' 11 minutes of normal time and five added extras to go. So Wijnaldum decided to try and eat them all up in one go. (Image: BT Sport) (Image: BT Sport) As he received the ball with Clement Lenglet behind him, he held him off. And held it. And held it. In came Arthur and Sergio Busquets - a man who knows his stuff when it comes to this sort of thing - and he kept holding it. And holding it. And then suddenly he span away and was gone. The freedom of Anfield ahead of him and a pass to Origi down the left. It was a moment described by Spanish publication AS - who were just as shocked as the rest of us, but for different reasons - in glowing terms. (Image: BT Sport) "Decades will pass and UEFA will continue to use this Wijnaldum move in its highlights," they wrote . "The Dutchman invented a play of a class, category and elegance that left Anfield in shock." As one of the players who has come to represent this Liverpool team and this Liverpool season, there are few more deserving players to get top billing from an unfathomable evening. Win on June 1 and 'decades' might be an understatement.<doc-sep>
Liverpool are through to the Champions League final for the second successive season after a sensational win against Barcelona on Tuesday night. Divock Origi and substitute Gini Wijnaldum both scored twice as the Reds romped to a 4-0 triumph. The result meant Jurgen Klopp's side overcame a 3-0 first-leg deficit for the first time in their history to reach their ninth European Cup final, with Ajax or Tottenham Hotspur awaiting in Madrid on June 1. But there was plenty that went unnoticed or under the radar during the 90 minutes at Anfield. Gini has a wrestle Wijnaldum later admitted he was angry at being left out of the starting line-up, so it wasn't much surprise that he was keen to make up for lost time when thrown on after half-time. His first goal, Liverpool's second, was a case in point. Or, to be more precise, what happened immediately afterwards, with the Dutchman involved in a tussle with Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen for the ball with the Reds eager to restart. He won that battle. One moment worthy of reliving is when Wijnaldum sent half the Barcelona team for the ECHO with a turn on the halfway line. Has the midfielder ever played better for the Reds? Suarez sulks off (Image: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Luis Suarez's first mistake was to kick off the match. Never before has a game started at Anfield to such a cacophony of boos and whistles as the Uruguayan prepared to strike the ball. So much for there being more cheers than jeers, as the Barcelona man had expected. It was all pantomime stuff. But what wasn't truly noted was how Suarez was shaking his head in disbelief after Liverpool netted their second shortly after half-time. Nor that, come the final whistle, Suarez didn't hang around, walking straight off and the first player down the tunnel before barely a handshake. Don't sulk, Luis. Messi can't resist (Image: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Lionel Messi was spared much of the vitriol from the Anfield crowd, with Reds fans appreciative of his talent and the fact he was by far Barcelona's most potent threat on the night. But Messi couldn't help but sneak a glance at the Kop in full voice and with flags swaying as the two teams lined up before the game. The same thing happened with a number of Manchester United players before the Europa League tie in 2016. We all know what happened there. Messi looked a broken man come full-time. He wasn't the only one. Alexander-Arnold milks it (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) If there was one player who deserved the adulation of the home crowd, it was Trent Alexander-Arnold. The boyhood Liverpool fan was sensational, making a mockery of his age - he's only 20! - with a superb performance of energy, technique, composure and just general all-round Trentness. Download our FREE LFC App Don't miss a thing with our free LFC App click here for iTunes and click here for android. And while after the match Liverpool's players and coaching staff took the applause of the jubilant crowd, the youngster made a point of completing a lap of Anfield by himself to soak in the atmosphere. Alexander-Arnold even got a clap off the Barcelona fans. It was a final touch of class on an unforgettable occasion.