DBasia.news – Divock Origi scored the goal of determining Liverpool’s qualification for the Champions League final against Barcelona at Anfield. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Origi’s assist goal giver, revealed the key to the success of the trick at the end of the match.
Liverpool made a comeback against Barcelona in the 2018-2019 Champions League semi-final second leg, at Anfield Stadium,Wednesday (8/5) WIB. Being left behind 3-0 at the first meeting, Jordan Henderson and his mates rose up and turned to win 4-0 at Anfield.
Liverpool were 1-0 ahead when the match entered the 7th minute. Divock Origi grabbed the ball from Jordan Henderson who was pushed over by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Jurgen Klopp changed the game tactics which led to a goal scoring. The manager included Georginio Wijnaldum replacing Andrew Robertson.
Wijnaldum scored Liverpool’s second goal in the 54th minute. The player makes use of the ball that hit Jordi Alba’s feet.
Two minutes later, Wijnaldum continued to show off. This time, the player gored Xherdam Shaqiri’s bait and brought Liverpool 3-0 ahead.
Liverpool, who were increasingly eager to score goals, could finally change the score in the 79th minute. The goal was inseparable from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ingenuity in taking corners.
The player released the bait when Barcelona players were not ready. The bait was successfully utilized by Origi to make the Reds 4-0 ahead.
“I think that is the thing that uses instincts. It’s just one of the moments where you see opportunities and Origi can solve them,” said Alexander-Arnold as reportedly BT Sport.
“It might have happened too fast, but he is a top player. He scored twice for Liverpool and I think that is one of the moments that everyone will remember,” continued the Englishman.