Liverpool reach Champions League final: Twitter reacts to Reds' comeback

Liverpool’s historic Champions League semi-final victory will live long in the memory.

A performance to trump all imaginable comeback scenarios, encapsulated by genius instinctive play from an academy product, played out in front of a fervent Anfield atmosphere.

Liverpool overturned a 3-0 semi-final first-leg deficit from the Nou Camp to win 4-0 on Tuesday and reached their second successive Champions League final. Here is how Twitter reacted to the match…

Divock Origi, starting in Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firminho's absence, began the revival after seven minutes as the Belgium international tapped in from Jordan Henderson's parried strike.

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But Barcelona remained in the driving seat in the tie as illustrated by how the club's Twitter page responded after Liverpool's early breakthrough.

But after Alisson made important saves from Lionel Messi and former Reds pair Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool seized command on the night through two strikes from substitute Georginio Wijnaldum in three second-half minutes.

At that stage Liverpool still needed another unanswered goal to progress to the Madrid showpiece and it was a moment of quick thinking from Trent Alexander-Arnold, with extra time beckoning, that helped Jurgen Klopp's side seal the tie.

The 20-year-old displayed composure beyond his years to take a quick corner, catching out the Barcelona defence, before an unmarked Origi swept home the finish to mark incredulous celebrations from the Anfield faithful.

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Champions League finalist with Liverpool Jermaine Pennant was a guest on The Football Social and his immediate reaction is likely to have been repeated by Reds fans around the world.

Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were also keen observers of the thrilling victory, with the former Manchester United defender struggling to take in what was unfolding.

It would also appear as if Neville has plans for a get-away around the final...

Much of the pre-match discussion around the match had centred on Suarez, who said he would not celebrate in front of the Liverpool fans if he scored at Anfield, after he received criticism from his former supporters for celebrating his goal in Spain last week.

As it turned out his words bore fruition but not in the manner the Uruguayan would have imagined...

Borussia Dortmund were quick to acknowledge their former manager, who knocked them out of the Europa League with another remarkable comeback at Anfield in 2016, after the match.

The reaction to the fixture was global, with personalities from a host of sports all having their say.

Lizarazu, who won the 1998 World Cup with France and the Champions League at Bayern Munich in 2001, said: "Liverpool, in praise of togetherness, combativeness, courage and generosity. A COLOSSAL achievement. A match of TITANS. It is magnificent. I love Liverpool."

In response to his own tweet he added: "Henderson and Milner are, to me, the symbol of this formidable, collective spirit."

Prince William was also quick to congratulate Liverpool on their "incredible result".

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