This one will be remembered as the miracle of Anfield after a quite incredible comeback - re-live it here
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave Borussia Dortmund a dream start by drilling home from close range after five minutes
- Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang doubled the lead after nine minutes with a clinical finish in the penalty area
- Divock Origi pulled a goal back for Liverpool three minutes into the second half with a composed strike
- A stunning Marco Reus goal looked to have killed the tie before Philippe Coutinho scored another for Liverpool
- Mamadou Sakho headed home from close range on 77 minutes and suddenly, Liverpool were only a goal away
- Dejan Lovren had the final say, rising highest to head home at the back post in the 91st minute
Spirit. Passion. Will. Longing. Sometimes raw emotion is enough, after all. These words describe the great come back for Liverpool against Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund had the class, but Liverpool had something more. Something indefinable. Something that cannot be taught in coaching manuals, or captured in replays or revealed by reams of statistical analysis.
Something that lifted them beyond. Something that propelled them towards the realms of the fantastic.
They were beaten. They were done. And then they were not. Somehow, they returned from the beyond. Call it the spirit of Istanbul. Call it whatever you may, for nothing quite compares. This wasn’t even about Jurgen Klopp. This was about Liverpool: a club who never know when a cause is lost, and certainly not in Europe.
Liverpool produced ANOTHER European miracle to surge into the Europa League semi-finals at the expense of Borussia Dortmund.
The Reds looked down and out after just eight minutes after two quick goals gave the visitors a three goal advantage.
But strikes from Origi, Coutinho, Sakho and Lovren - in the last minute - completed a quite incredible comeback.
Jurgen Klopp left the pitch beating the Liverpool badge on his chest.
It was the night Klopp wrote his name into Liverpool folklore after one of the most remarkable fight backs and European nights that Anfield has ever witnessed.
Klopp steered Liverpool into their 17th European semi final after a crazy rollercoaster ride of a quarter final which swung from despair, hope and then finished with a miracle.
At the final whistle, Liverpool’s never-say-die heroes went over to the Kop to salute the fans who roared them on until the final whistle.
It was the night that Klopp officially turned from yellow to red as the Liverpool manager showed there is never any room for sentiment as he came back to destroy his old club and the Dortmund fans who worshipped him for seven years.
Dejan Lovren’s injury time winner completed a wonderful fightback after even the most die-hard Liverpool had given up because, at one point, they needed three goals.
It was not about tactics or his famous gegenpressing, this was about passion, determination and never giving up. They sucked up the energy from this wonderful old stadium and ran their hearts out to overcome a genuine European heavyweight.
Something that lifted them beyond. Something that propelled them towards the realms of the fantastic.
They were beaten. They were done. And then they were not. Somehow, they returned from the beyond. Call it the spirit of Istanbul. Call it whatever you may, for nothing quite compares. This wasn’t even about Jurgen Klopp. This was about Liverpool: a club who never know when a cause is lost, and certainly not in Europe.
Liverpool produced ANOTHER European miracle to surge into the Europa League semi-finals at the expense of Borussia Dortmund.
The Reds looked down and out after just eight minutes after two quick goals gave the visitors a three goal advantage.
But strikes from Origi, Coutinho, Sakho and Lovren - in the last minute - completed a quite incredible comeback.
Jurgen Klopp left the pitch beating the Liverpool badge on his chest.
It was the night Klopp wrote his name into Liverpool folklore after one of the most remarkable fight backs and European nights that Anfield has ever witnessed.
Klopp steered Liverpool into their 17th European semi final after a crazy rollercoaster ride of a quarter final which swung from despair, hope and then finished with a miracle.
At the final whistle, Liverpool’s never-say-die heroes went over to the Kop to salute the fans who roared them on until the final whistle.
It was the night that Klopp officially turned from yellow to red as the Liverpool manager showed there is never any room for sentiment as he came back to destroy his old club and the Dortmund fans who worshipped him for seven years.
Dejan Lovren’s injury time winner completed a wonderful fightback after even the most die-hard Liverpool had given up because, at one point, they needed three goals.
It was not about tactics or his famous gegenpressing, this was about passion, determination and never giving up. They sucked up the energy from this wonderful old stadium and ran their hearts out to overcome a genuine European heavyweight.
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