When Liverpool Give FC Barcelona Dramatic Defeat

FC Barcelona has just suffered a humiliating defeat to Liverpool. After winning three goals without reply at the Camp Nou, Ernesto Valverde's men had to bow down because they were unable to move in front of Liverpool supporters.

They were crushed by Sadio Mane and colleagues with a score of 4-0. This defeat clearly made anyone on Azulgrana's side feel very disappointed, including Luis Suarez.

According to the striker, Barcelona's performance in that match was so bad. At the moment of conceding the last goal from Liverpool, Suarez even felt that Barcelona's appearance was like children playing football.

“We are very sad, hurt, we are human, we feel pain, frustrated. We have to correct a lot of things within ourselves, put our chests for the bullets of what's to come now. "

The defeat also made el Barca president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, embarrassed by La Blaugrana fans around the world.

The thing that makes Bartomeu very embarrassed is that this defeat is the second time in a row Barcelona have been eliminated after winning three goals. Last season, the club based at Camp Nou was eliminated by AS Roma in the quarter-finals after losing 0-3 in the second leg. These results made them fail to qualify because they lost the aggressiveness of the away goals.

Regardless, Bartomeu remains sportsmanship with Liverpool, saying,

“I congratulate Liverpool because they have played incredible. They crammed four goals against us and knocked us out. "

The defeat which is the talk of the virtual universe is also one of the most humiliating defeats in history.

Barcelona itself did look sluggish when they appeared at Anfield. Bringing down the same line-up as the first leg, Barcelona became a shell in themselves.

Their uneasy start was reflected in their unusual play. They often flow long balls rather than build attacks from behind, through midfield until they dart smoothly into the side of the attack.

With the anxiety shown by the visitors, Liverpool easily looked for gaps in the opponent's defense. The Reds were able to take advantage of the fatal blunder of Barca players which resulted in a goal. Through the first goal by Origi, Jurgen Klopp's men opened their hopes of continuing to attack the opponent's defense.

Entering the second half, Barca's game became increasingly chaotic, resulting in two goals for Liverpool. By changing the aggregate to 3-3, bad memories of AS Roma continue to haunt Lionel Messi and his friends.

Sure enough, through the genius of Alexander Arnold who was praised by many, Origi successfully closed the dream of Liverpool fans around the world by swinging the ball past Ter Stegen to make it 4-3.

Looking further, it was not just the 4-0 defeat that shook Barcelona, there are other facts that make this situation even more sad. Yes, this is Azulgrana's only defeat in the Champions League this season.

“This is our first defeat in the Champions League, but this result is what knocked us out. The players on the pitch are hurt the most, ”said coach Ernesto Valverde.

This season, Barcelona appeared 12 times in the Champions League. In these 12 matches, they packed eight wins, three draws and one fall.

Apart from this, the fact that Anfield Stadium is very haunted for other teams has been proven again.

The Liverpool fans made sure the atmosphere in the stadium was very festive even before the match started. The noise increased even further when Origi scored the opener in less than 10 minutes.

The Reds fans were able to maintain a hostile atmosphere throughout the match. This is what ultimately affects Barcelona's game to be irregular.

Even this match full of surprises spawned several other important notes such as, Liverpool made it into the Champions League final nine times. They only lost to Real Madrid, AC Milan and FC Bayern.

Then, Liverpool became the first English team to reach successive Champions League finals after Manchester United in 2008 and 2009.

Then there are the pretty awesome facts of Trent Alexander Arnold. The Liverpool full-back managed to make his 14th assist this season in all competitions. The achievement is also counted the most from other Liverpool players.

The last one is Georginio Wijnaldum, who became the first Liverpool player to score two goals on a substitute status in a Champions League match since Ryan Babel against Besiktas in 2007.

In addition, he also became the first substitute player to score a brace against Barcelona in the competition.