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John Cross

Liverpool create history against Villarreal thanks to Jurgen Klopp's genius

Nights like these live long in the memory.

They are the making of great teams when you come through an almighty scare on the way to glory. It was a torturous 90 minutes for Jurgen Klopp as they blew their first leg lead, looked in serious danger and then, in the space of 12 mad minutes, won the tie all over again.

Ten minutes after the final whistle, Klopp re-emerged onto the pitch at El Madrigal to salute the travelling support sat up in the Gods as the Liverpool manager toasted them with his now familiar fist pump of delight. Luis Diaz was the driving force, his introduction as a half time substitute completely changed the game as he scored and helped put Liverpool into their third Champions League final under Klopp’s reign.

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