On this day (April 14) 2016, Liverpool staged a dramatic Anfield comeback on another famous European night to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on the night to reach the UEFA Europa League Semi-final 5-4 on aggregate.
After Divock Origi’s away goal gave the Reds the lead in the first leg at a packed Signal Iduna Park, the Reds were behind the eight-ball from the moment Mats Hummels equalised in Germany.
Two early goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rattled a previously fever pitch Kop crowd – putting Liverpool firmly on the backfoot.
Origi struck back shortly after half time but was almost immediately cancelled out once again when Marco Reus gave Dortmund their two-goal cushion once again.
Undeterred, the L4 stadium rallied and Philippe Coutinho gave Jurgen Klopp’s side hope against his former club before Mamadou Sakho levelled the score outright.
In the dying embers, Dejan Lovren rose highest of all to fire a header past Roman Weidenfeller to take the metaphorical roof off Anfield.
On this occasion, Liverpool’s European exploits proved fruitless as the Reds fell short in the final against Sevilla.
However, as Klopp and his side prepare for tonight’s European showdown with Real Madrid – with another comeback needed – this anniversary should act as inspiration if nothing else.
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