Magical European Night

One of those nights to remember, for its intensity, drama, and incredible atmosphere. Just watching the highlights again, you can hear the roar of the Anfield crowd - imagine what it must be like to be there in person!

Even reading the comments, you dont see the usual mutual hate and bashing between fans of different clubs. Instead, fans of other clubs are instead basking in the magic of the night and reveling in this shared experience, which really says alot about how special it was.

The quotes from both coaches really sums it up-

Klopp: “It did not really look likely at first, but when we started to come back everyone could see something changed inside the stadium. You could feel it and smell it. We had to show our character and that’s exactly what the lads did. It was pretty cool to watch, but the lads deserve all the credit.”

And yes - even when 2-0 and 3-1 down, you could tell that Liverpool was still in the game. That was the real character. Indeed, there was nothing to lose as Europa League is all Liverpool has to fight for, and fight they did, taking the match to Dortmund and never giving up. And that was also why i couldnt go back to sleep, as i could see that the tie was not over yet.

Tuchel: "We reacted well to Liverpool’s first goal, but once they scored again we began to lose our control of the game. It was strange, like we stopped trusting ourselves. We no longer dared to attack, we were concentrating on defending, and every supporter in the ground seemed to know there would be a lucky punch right at the end. It was as if it was meant to be."

The fans played a really big part. As i mentioned earlier, they roared the players on, and you could see how determined both fans and players were to win the ball back. Sometimes, it was sheer force of will that won the tackle, and i believe with fans and players pushing each other on, it created the atmosphere where you ended up expecting Liverpool's third and fourth goals to come, although the math showed that there was clearly a mountain to climb.

After the adrenaline has died down, you remember that its only a quarter-final, although with all the emotion involved, you would have thought that Liverpool had won the Champions League all over again. I doubt that the semi (or final, if any) will be as intense again, and what a pity, for this match was really befitting of a European Cup final.