Liverpool defeated Barcelona 4-0 in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals to advance 4-3 on aggregate. Liverpool pulled off a comeback for the ages on Tuesday in its 4-0 victory over Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal. The club's blowout win erased a three-goal deficit from the semifinals first leg, advancing Liverpool to its second straight Champions League final. Twitter erupted with reactions from around the sports world following Liverpool's victory. Check out the best reactions below, including tweets from a pair of NBA luminaries–leading with one of Liverpool's minority owners. Liverpool will face the winner of Ajax and Tottenham in the Champions League final on June 1. Ajax holds a 1-0 lead against Tottenham before the second leg kicks off Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.<doc-sep>We use cookies to improve your experience. Learn More or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.<doc-sep>The world has gone into meltdown after Liverpool’s stunning win over Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League this morning (AEST). Divock Origi was the unlikely hero for the Reds as they became just the third team in the competition’s history to come back from three goals down after the first leg of a semi-final, roaring back to life with a 4-0 second-leg victory to complete an unbelievable 4-3 aggregate triumph. The odds were stacked heavily against Liverpool after star players Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were ruled out with injury following a 3-0 first-leg defeat last week in Spain. But Origi gave Liverpool hope with a seventh-minute goal at Anfield before Georginio Wijnaldum scored two quick second-half goals to level the tie, setting the stage for the Belgian to strike the decisive fourth goal 11 minutes from full-time. The final goal was the result of something truly special from young gun Trent Alexander-Arnold, who pretended to walk away from a corner to let a teammate take it, before turning around quickly and whipping in a low cross that found an unmarked Origi, who finished brilliantly. Barcelona defenders were like statues, failing to react to what Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp called a “genius moment”. “We all know you need luck in this situation or a genius moment like Trent Alexander-Arnold,” Klopp said. “I saw the ball in the net and didn’t know who had taken the corner, it was too quick for me. Oh my God — genius.” England great Gary Lineker tweeted: “One of the cleverest, cheekiest, most brilliant bits of football I’ve witnessed ... from the 20 year old.” Commentating for BT Sport, Lineker also said: “It is crazy to switch off from a set play like that.” 20 years old 2 champions league semi finals 2 assists vs Barcelona TAKE A BOW TRENT ALEXANDER ARNOLD pic.twitter.com/F7QTprF74y — agent bobby (@agentbobby_) May 7, 2019 Wijnaldum said the Liverpool players had the belief they could come back in the tie despite the first leg scoreline. “Unbelievable. After the game in Spain, we were confident we could score four at home,” he told BT Sport. “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.” It loomed as an impossible task, recovering from a three-goal deficit after the opening leg but the miraculous 4-0 win at home now means Liverpool is headed for the Champions League final, and football supporters lost their minds. Liverpool!! Unbelievable scenes, only at Anfield 😃😃😃🔴🔴🔴 #YNWA — Topsy Ojo (@topsy_ojo) May 7, 2019 Never seen anything like it. Amazing. — Tom Mitchell (@cakesthebrain) May 7, 2019 Simply outrageous Liverpool comeback. Epic. Extraordinary. Football.... What. A. Game — Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) May 7, 2019 INCREDIBLE!!!! ! Congratulations Liverpool, greatest comeback in the history of football. 3-0 down to the best team in the world, and you destroyed them 4-0 in the 2nd Leg. Astonishing. And wonderful. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 7, 2019 Watching the match in Hong Kong, what a game. The @ChampionsLeague has been remarkable this season, nothing has been predictable and the quality has been of the highest order. @LFC await @AFCAjax or @SpursOfficial, can't wait! — David James (@jamosfoundation) May 7, 2019 Well in, Liverpool. Was saying only yesterday it’d be a travesty if this remarkable side came away trophyless this season. One of the great Champions League nights 👏 #LIVBAR — Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) May 7, 2019 You may not be a Liverpool supporter - and I’m not - but you can’t help but admire what we’ve just seen. What a result. And they did it without Salah and Firmino too. One of the truly great European performances 👏 — Stuart James (@StuartJamesGNM) May 7, 2019 Liverpool came back from the dead, quite literally, did what nobody thought was possible and beat Barcelona, climbing back from a 3-0 deficit to take a spot in the Champions League final. This has got to go down as one of the greatest nights in the club's history. Bravo. pic.twitter.com/iNwpQvoZ1s — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) May 7, 2019 This is bloody brilliant ..... Liverpool ..... Love Jurgen Klopp .... !!!! — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 7, 2019 Despite the despondency of losing Salah and Firmino, Klopp’s men never lost faith and were accompanied by a typically raucous Anfield atmosphere on a European night. Origi would almost certainly not have started had Salah and Firmino been fit. But the Belgian has made a habit of scoring important goals in Liverpool’s challenge for a first Premier League title in 29 years and he had his first ever goal in the Champions League on seven minutes when he slotted home the rebound after Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen had saved Jordan Henderson’s shot. Liverpool has blown plenty of sides away in early bursts under Klopp, most notably hitting three goals inside the first half-hour at Anfield against Manchester City in last season’s Champions League quarter-final, and the trend continued today. Barca looked rattled as Sergi Roberto’s short backpass nearly gave Origi a path to goal. However, the visitors soon started to pose a threat themselves in search of the away goal that would kill off the tie and seal their progression through to the Champions League decider. Lionel Messi had turned the tie in Barcelona’s favour late in the first leg with a brilliant free-kick and his first effort today was tipped over the crossbar by Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker before the Brazilian denied international teammate Philippe Coutinho. Another former Liverpool favourite Luis Suarez promised not to celebrate if he scored on his former stomping ground, but there was no love lost for the Uruguayan among the home faithful as he was showered with abuse after trying to buy cheap free-kicks.<doc-sep>Barcelona fans had plenty to be excited about going into Tuesday’s game against Liverpool. With the team already up 3-0 going into the second leg of the Champions League semifinals, all Barcelona needed to do was avoid losing by four goals. They couldn’t make it happen. Barcelona was eliminated Tuesday after losing 4-0 against Liverpool. With the win, Liverpool advanced to the final. Given Barcelona’s lead coming into the day, fans of the club had a rough time watching the contest. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions to Barcelona’s loss. Or ... at least the ones we can show you. Perhaps it’s obvious, but a sports loss isn’t shocking unless it’s celebrating with a crying Jordan. There weren’t just memes from years ago. There were more topical shots at Barca. Ronaldo SNAPPED AND MADE ALL THE BARCA PLAYERS DISAPPEAR MY GOAT 🐐 pic.twitter.com/0kf8Aw4oUK — 😈Mánü〽️ (@Manuqr7) May 7, 2019 Keeping big Leads in UCL. Barca: pic.twitter.com/oIEMvOYVNH — Madara Uchiha 🍜 (@AseelUmar) May 7, 2019 #LIVBAR Barça: 3 -0 lead, we should get to the final easy. Liverpool: pic.twitter.com/KHgwq1hX8d — MFL (@medilagfootball) May 7, 2019 Barca as a staff crew and label as a whole pic.twitter.com/XMhaJzJo6r — @boneystarks (@BoneyStarks) May 7, 2019 *Barcelona has left the chat* — 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕪 ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝔾𝕠𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕤 (@StaceGots) May 7, 2019 It wasn’t all negative, of course. There were also positive tweets praising Liverpool for getting the job done. Story continues Can't say enough good things about how Liverpool came out for this game. Been out for blood since the whitle blew and the crowd helped propel them. Helps that Klopp is a soccer genius too. What a team. — local bIogger (@fergoe) May 7, 2019 OH MY GOD 4-0!!! — Liverpool Offside (@LFCOffside) May 7, 2019 Thought Klopp was going to literally explode at the final whistle — Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) May 7, 2019 It was a privilege to be here. Liverpool have just beaten Barcelona 4-0. Without Salah, without Firmino, with Robertson forced off. They have just done the impossible. They were heroes. Each and every one. Remarkable, remarkable team. — Neil Jones (@neiljonesgoal) May 7, 2019 Liverpool will play the winner of Ajax and Tottenham in the final. Ajax won the first leg of the semifinals 1-0. The two teams will play Wednesday. Once a winner is determined, that team will take on Liverpool June 1 in the final. ——— Chris Cwik is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at christophercwik@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik More from Yahoo Sports:<doc-sep>
Liverpool have delivered the greatest in a long line of famous comebacks to reach the Champions League final and spark a worldwide social media frenzy. The Reds beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a three-goal deficit from the first leg and secure a final berth against either Ajax or Tottenham. It was only the third time in the history of the European Cup that a team came from three goals down after the first leg of a semi-final and progressed to the final, after Panathinaikos in 1970-71 and Barcelona in 1985-86. No team has done it in the Champions League era. The comeback was all the more unlikely given Liverpool were without two of their first-choice strikers, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Given the opposition, a team featuring arguably the greatest ever soccer player in Lionel Messi, this will likely rank as Liverpool’s greatest European performance, rivalling the comeback from three goals down against AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final. Many were left declaring it one of the great fightbacks in all of football. Absolutely phenomenal from a depleted Liverpool. That’s the best 2nd leg comeback this competition has seen! As for Barca, wow. Where to start? Brutal performance, and now you’re looking at Ernesto Valverde’s legacy. Utterly dominant domestically, but bottled it in Europe. — Kevin Egan (@kev_egan) May 7, 2019 Simply outrageous Liverpool comeback. Epic. Extraordinary. Football.... What. A. Game — Ned Zelic (@NedZelic) May 7, 2019 INCREDIBLE!!!!! Congratulations Liverpool, greatest comeback in the history of football. 3-1 down to the best team in the world, and you destroyed them 4-0 in the 2nd Leg. Astonishing. And wonderful. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 7, 2019 Outstanding @LFC . What a team, thoroughly deserved. No coincidence this club keeps producing special moments. Anfield is magic — Didi Hamann (@DietmarHamann) May 7, 2019 Liverpool — Hugh Laurie (@hughlaurie) May 7, 2019 Never seen anything like it. Amazing. — Tom Mitchell (@cakesthebrain) May 7, 2019 This is bloody brilliant ..... Liverpool ..... Love Jurgen Klopp .... !!!! — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 7, 2019 For Barcelona, it was the second year in a row that they let a three-goal lead slip, having beaten Roma 4-1 at home in the quarter-finals in 2018 before losing the return leg 3-0 to go out. Messi can't win matches on his own all the time. Liverpool deserve immense credit for keeping him quiet. His teammates crumbled. — Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) May 7, 2019