While what happened on Tuesday will never be forgotten, this is the biggest comeback in Liverpool's European history. Liverpool had been well beaten 3-0 by Barcelona at Camp Nou six days earlier, with Lionel Messi weaving his magic with a brace including a stunning long-range free kick which brought up his 600-goal milestone for the Spanish giants. Liverpool – Djibril Cisse (32’), Gerrard x2 (54’, 90+1’) Ranking five of Liverpool FC’s greatest comebacks in history #1: Liverpool 3 – 3 AC Milan, Champions League Final 2005 #2: Liverpool 4 – 0 Barcelona, Champions League Semi-Final 2019 (Liverpool win 4 – 3 on aggregate) One of the most... #3: Liverpool 4 – 3 … Liverpool actually took the lead in this match, with Robbie Fowler netting after only two minutes, but by the quarter-hour mark they trailed to goals from Les Ferdinand and David Ginola. Ser… Liverpool: „This is the greatest comeback ever!“ Spurs: „Hold my beer...“ Die Tore im Video ⚽️ https://ly.zdf.de/8rO/ Tottenham Hotspur | AFC Ajax | UEFA Champions League Gerrard was the embodiment of that and pulled the first back in the 54th minute, Vladimir Smicer made it 3-2 two minutes later and then three minutes after that Xabi Alonso completed the comeback by scoring the rebound from his saved penalty. 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Ray Kennedy scored a stunner to begin the recovery and created a second for Jimmy Case, before Keegan netted from the penalty spot to complete the turnaround. Liverpool considering Paulo Dybala swoop? Can you name Man Utd's top 10 all-time leading appearance-makers? However, it was still an important result in a season which saw Liverpool come close to winning the Premier League title. The Reds’ problems were further compounded with the fact that both Salah and Firmino were absent and Klopp had to play Divock Origi and Shaqiri at the front. While all of those titles add to the allure of the Merseysiders, it is the manner in which they have achieved many of them that has ensured that they remain steeped in the memories of football fans around the world. 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Football's greatest ever player Lionel Messi was left shell-shocked, while even Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho, who knew all about Anfield, could not quite believe what had just taken place. The trophy was part of a treble for Liverpool that season as they also lifted the League Cup and the UEFA Cup, while Owen picked up the prestigious Ballon d'Or thanks largely to his heroics in Cardiff. Where could Cristiano Ronaldo end up next season? Before Saint-Etienne, there was Club Brugge as the standard-bearer for European nights at Anfield. Dudek would go on to be the decisive figure in the penalties when he channelled in his inner Bruce Grobbelaar, wobbling his legs to distract the Milanes players as they missed 3 of their 5 penalties, and the Miracle of Istanbul had the Reds clinching their fifth European Cup. With AC Milan’s squad filled with players such as Andrea Pirlo, Kaka, Maldini and Cafu, Liverpool were seen as the mighty underdogs with Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso just newcomers on the European stage compared to their veteran counterparts in the Milan camp. By Mark Russell 15 April 2016. Mohamed Salah Liverpool stage sensational comeback to beat Barcelona and reach final Daniel Taylor at Anfield Tue 7 May 2019 16.55 EDT Last modified on Tue 14 May 2019 04.31 EDT AC Milan – Maldini(1’), Hernan Crespo(39’, 44’), Highlights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OQToElxke4. Barca 'to put five players up for sale to fund Haaland move'. Can you name Liverpool's 2001 FA Cup-winning squad? Gerrard levelled things up for Liverpool FC in the second half after a great volley but Paul Konchesky’s cross 10 minutes later saw the ball sail right over Pepe Reina into the back of the net to hand the lead back to West Ham, and it seemed the game would end that way. Deservedly known as the Gerrard final, this epic showcase between West Ham and Liverpool FC is right up there with Stevie G’s best individual performance on the pitch. Here, Sports Mole takes a trip down memory lane to rank the 10 best turnarounds they have ever produced. Liverpool's comeback gave rise to the final being known as the Miracle of Istanbul, and is regarded as one of the greatest finals in the history of the tournament. Sadio Mane Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Barcelona Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain 2016/17 round of 16 In 2016/17, Barcelona became the first team to fight back from four goals down to win a UEFA Champions League tie only the fourth time it's been done in any UEFA club competition tie. Few clubs in world football boast a reputation quite like Liverpool's - 18-time English title-winners, six-time Kings of Europe and a club with a globally renowned fanbase, stadium and history. The 'Miracle of Istanbul' is arguably the best and most dramatic Champions League final ever and tops the list when it comes to the many incredible nights Liverpool have enjoyed throughout their entire history too as they brought home their fifth European crown in the most remarkable fashion. Can you name Chelsea's 2012 CL-winning squad? Of all Gerrard's Liverpool heroics - and there are a lot - this is perhaps the match in which he had the biggest individual impact. Liverpool went on to lose just one of their opening 27 league games and only twice all season, yet they still missed out on the title to Manchester United. Â, At Liverpool Core, we provide you with latest Liverpool Football Club Updates. There is something to be said about Anfield in European nights, and that is again underlined in this seven-goal thriller between Klopp’s former club and the Reds in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Even 24 years after it took place, you will still find this iconic contest near the top of any list detailing the competition's most memorable games. Gary Lineker puts the Blues up midway through the first half, but Liverpool's greatest striker would ensure 1-0 wouldn't be the final score. 1. Xherdan Shaqiri, Divock Origi Scorers: However, Coutinho’s goal in the 66th minute and Sakho’s header 11 minutes later saw the scores being level with 10 minutes remaining on the clock. Collymore would have the last laugh too, firing home a dramatic winner in stoppage time to send Newcastle boss - and Liverpool legend - Kevin Keegan slumping over an advertising hoarding as Anfield went wild. Ben Davies, Joel Matip Neal was a part of 4 European Cup-winning squads for Liverpool. Route to the final. The five-minute blitz shook AC Milan to their core, but there was still work to do for Liverpool and without some heroic defending from Jamie Carragher and a logic-defying double-save from Jerzy Dudek to thwart Shevchenko from point-blank range, the Reds would have never made it to penalties. Klopp 'considering selling Salah, Mane or Firmino to fund Haaland bid', Result: Wolves 0-1 Liverpool - highlights, man of the match, stats, PL Team of the Week - Iheanacho, Vardy, Shaw, Liverpool's greatest XI of all time using different nationalities, All-time PL combined XI: Tottenham vs. Liverpool, Liverpool's greatest ever players by number, From Bruno Fernandes to Danny Drinkwater - ranking every January signing so far, Picture Spoilers: Next week on Coronation Street (March 22-26) -, Picture Spoilers: Next week on EastEnders (March 22-26) -, Picture Spoilers: Next week on Hollyoaks (March 22-26) -, Andi Peters shades Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain? Georginio Wijnaldum Fabinho  The only downside for Liverpool was that it edged the Premier League title further in the direction of Manchester United as the Magpies blew a 12-point lead that season. The Hammers took a two-goal lead through a Jamie Carragher own goal and Dean Ashton strike, but Gerrard set up Djibril Cisse to halve the deficit before the Liverpool skipper got his own name on the scoresheet to level things up 10 minutes into the second half. One of the best of the lot came exactly a year ago today, when Jurgen Klopp's side went into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against the might of Barcelona trailing 3-0 at the halfway stage of the tie, only to launch a stirring comeback to win the second leg 4-0. You're going to score!'" Rio Ferdinand set for Strictly Come Dancing? Adrian Liverpool's outstanding season could still end with silverware after they overwhelmed Barcelona in one of the great comebacks in football history. Liverpool are the greatest ever comeback kings in sport. Liverpool have made a particularly welcome habit of staging incredible comebacks when they need them most, often in front of a raucous Anfield crowd and sometimes in neutral or enemy territory - albeit still roared on by their fans. Nathaniel Clyne If anyone could pull it off, though, it was likely to be Liverpool and Origi got Klopp's side off to a perfect start with a goal inside seven minutes, although they still needed three more goals going into the second half. The expectant Liverpool supporters saw their side get off to the worst start possible after Paolo Maldini turned home in the first minute. Fowler then doubled his personal tally before Faustino Asprilla restored Newcastle's lead just three minutes later, but three minutes after that Stan Collymore levelled things up once again. This fixture was by no means as decisive and important as it is nowadays when Liverpool visited Manchester City in October 2008, just a couple of months after the hosts had been bought by the Abu Dhabi United Group that has since turned them into a footballing superpower. Liverpool were second best for much of the contest against an Arsenal side that would go on to win the double the following season, and it looked as though the Gunners would lift the trophy when Freddie Ljungberg gave them the lead after 74 minutes. Can you name the 2008 Champions League final squads? Jurgen Klopp's side added another staggering result to these amazing victories. Liverpool – Origi(48’), Coutinho(66’), Sakho(77’), Lovren(90+1’) A 1-1 draw in the first leg in Germany set the scene as Jurgen Klopp welcomed his former club Borussia Dortmund to Anfield, although it soon looked like being an unhappy reunion when away goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inside the first 10 minutes suddenly left the Reds needing three goals. Messi and co had outplayed the Reds with their counters and although many were hopeful, a comeback against the Spanish giants was seen as unlikely. Rafael Benitez's side, who only finished fifth in the Premier League that season, had already upset the odds to make it to the Ataturk Stadium, beating heavy favourites Juventus and Chelsea in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. Chris Lawler was the Liverpool hero in a famous Merseyside derby comeback still talked about to this day. The scores were level by the 54th minute and the final blow came in the form of a genius play by Trent Alexander Arnold to cheekily take a corner quickly that was slotted in by Origi to finish off one of the greatest European nights at Anfield, leaving the world and FC Barcelona shell shocked. -, Man United agree long-term deal with Hannibal Mejbri, Real Madrid vs. Atalanta injury, suspension list, predicted XIs, Tuesday's Championship predictions including Bournemouth vs. Swansea City, Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Real Madrid vs. Atalanta BC. Stay tuned with all happenings at LFC with us. If you missed it, Liverpool just … Greatest Liverpool title comeback started with Anfield loss to Man City A look back at how Liverpool clinched their previous League Championships - part five Share Defensive starlet Yasser Larouci is of interest to Leeds United, according to reports from... Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez remain in line to miss the UEFA Euros,... Hopes of a top-four finish would again take precedence for an under-fire Liverpool FC... Jurgen Klopp reported no fresh injury concerns within the first-team ranks at Anfield ahead... Jurgen Klopp’s men would shift their attention back towards their faltering domestic campaign when... An injury-ravaged Liverpool FC outfit might look to bolster their defensive options in the... VfB Stuttgart forward Sasa Kalajdzic has admitted a move to Liverpool would be hard... Adam Lallana The hosts needed two goals to progress against a Saint-Etienne side that had only conceded once in their previous nine European outings and was considered one of the best teams on the continent at that stage. 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Trent Alexander-Arnold Football fans from across the globe reacted in shock and awe last night as Liverpool completed one of football's greatest ever comebacks to beat Barcelona and reach the Champions League final. There have been countless memorable moments at Anfield which have contributed to the stadium's mystique, but this match one year ago today tops the lot. West Ham – Carragher (OG)(21’), Dean Ashton(28’), Paul Konchesky (64’). March 9, 2021. We're already well into some of the greatest moments in Liverpool's history, and this will not be the last you see of a certain Steven Gerrard on this list. Compared that to the star-studded cast of AC Milan players, it seemed like the fate of the final was already decided even before the match. We consistently update with latest Liverpool fixtures, injury news, transfer news and much more. MX23RW : Tuesday, March 16 06:09:28| >> :120:20406:20406: Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox. Vladamir Smicer then squeezed a shot under Milan keeper Dida, only for Gerrard to be foul… Anfield believed and with a rocking atmosphere urging the players on, Dejan Lovren lept the highest for James Milner’s cross at injury time to head the ball home at the Kop end, wrapping up an astonishing comeback. Klopp's decision to bring on Georginio Wijnaldum in place of Andrew Robertson at the interval proved to be a masterstroke; the Dutchman scored nine minutes after his introduction and then again two minutes later to level things up on aggregate and leave Liverpool needing only one more goal to pull off one of the greatest European comebacks ever. Liverpool needed three goals in the final half an hour, and not for the first time the Kop seemed to suck the ball into the back of the net. Get up-close to the players and the fans as the the Reds put four past Lionel Messi's Barcelona in the … Some less familiar saviours played a crucial role for Liverpool on that night, with Florent Sinama-Pongolle pulling one back shortly after half time and Neil Mellor putting Liverpool ahead in the match with nine minutes of normal time remaining. Steven Gerrard was the embodiment of that when his header pulled one back for Liverpool FC in the 54th minute, and Vladimir Smicer’s strike 2 minutes later made it 3-2. Keegan scored again in a 1-1 second-leg draw in Belgium to ensure that the trophy came back to Merseyside. Dortmund – Mkhitaryan(5’), Aubameyang(9’), Reus(57’). Watch the unseen footage from Liverpool's greatest ever Anfield comeback. Five years on from Owen's winner against Arsenal, Liverpool returned to the Millenium Stadium again and played out another classic FA Cup final, this time against underdogs West Ham. Liverpool produce one of the greatest Champions League comebacks by scoring four goals to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate and reach the final. Alisson Becker Divock Origi - a name you will hear again soon in this countdown - pulled the first of those back shortly after half time, but Marco Reus then restored Dortmund's two-goal lead and appeared to seal their place in the semi-finals of the competition. It looked as though Liverpool's best bet would be damage limitation at the halfway stage, but the fans were still in full voice and their hair-raising rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' in the face of potential embarrassment filtered into the dressing room and inspired the players. Rafael Benitez's side had taken 14 points from the 18 on offer during an unbeaten start to the season, but looked set for their first defeat of the campaign when they fell two goals down courtesy of strikes from Stephen Ireland and Javier Garrido.