Review of the semi-finals of the 19th Champions League: Liverpool's miracle reversal of Barcelona and Tottenham's victory over Ajax - CCTV5

Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona, 4-3 in total

In the first round, Liverpool suffered a 3-0 defeat by Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Messi scored twice in the game, and one of the free kicks was praised as a masterpiece. Liverpool did not score goals away from home. The task of returning to Anfield is very difficult. They must score at least four goals before they can be qualified.

However, Liverpool did not give up hope. They showed amazing fighting spirit and faith at home. In the seventh minute, Henderson's shot was saved by Telstegen, but Origi made up in time to break the deadlock for Liverpool. In the 54th minute, Alexander Arnold's corner was scored by Milner's header, and Vinaldom followed up to head the ball into the net. Liverpool pulled the score to 2-0. Only two minutes later, Vinaldom scored again. He received Shakiri's cross and headed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Liverpool equalised the total score to 3-3.

Review of the semi-finals of the 19th Champions League: Liverpool miraculously reverses Barcelona, and Tottenham beat Ajax

In the 79th minute, Liverpool got a corner kick. Alexander Arnold quickly sent it out. Barcelona's defenders did not notice that Origi easily pushed the ball into the empty goal at the back point. Liverpool changed the score to 4-0, leading 4-3 in total. Barcelona was unable to fight back, and finally reluctantly accepted the fate of elimination. Liverpool completed one of the greatest reversals in the history of the Champions League, triggering a carnival of fans around the world.

Spurs 3-2 Ajax, with 3-3 points in total, advanced by the advantage of away goals

In the other semi-final, Spurs lost 1-0 at home to Ajax, and the task of fighting away from home is not optimistic. Ajax is the dark horse of this season. They have eliminated Real Madrid and Juventus in the knockout match, showing excellent technology and tactics. In the fifth minute, Delicht received a corner kick from Schneiderlin and headed home, opening the record for Ajax. In the 35th minute, Tadic swung past three defenders in the restricted area and passed it to Zaiq, whose shot was saved by Lori, but Siak grabbed the point in front of the goal and hit the ball into the goal. Ajax expanded the score to 2-0, leading 3-0 in total.

In the second half, Spurs made a substitution adjustment, and Lucas Mora replaced Sissoko, which changed the trend of the game. In the 55th minute, Ali's straight ball found Lucas Mora, who turned around in the restricted area and shot the ball into the lower left corner of the goal to recover a goal for Spurs. Just four minutes later, Lucas Mora once again launched his power. He received a pass from Lamela, burst in from the middle, shot with his left foot, and hit the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. Spurs scored 2-3 points.

The game entered the stage of stoppage time, and Tottenham needed another goal to qualify. In the 96th minute, Ali intercepted De Jong's pass in the middle of the court and quickly advanced to Lucas Mora, who shot the ball with his left foot in the restricted area and scored in the upper left corner of the goal, completing a hat trick. Spurs overtook the score to 3-2, with a total score of 3-3, and advanced to the next level with the advantage of away goals. The Ajax players could not believe the scene before them and collapsed to the ground with tears streaming down their faces. Spurs' players cheered and hugged to celebrate, creating the most dangerous final in the history of the Champions League.

Data comparison

team	shoot	Orthomorphism	Ball control rate	Corner kick	foul	Yellow card	Red card
Liverpool	eleven	five	36%	four	nine	one	zero
Barcelona	seven	four	64%	five	fourteen	four	zero
Spurs	twenty-nine	eleven	52%	thirteen	five	one	zero
Ajax	seventeen	eight	48%	four	eleven	two	zero

team

shoot

Orthomorphism

Ball control rate

Corner kick

foul

Yellow card

Red card

Liverpool

eleven

five

36%