As the home fans inside the Estadio de la Ceramica bounced with delight and the Villarreal players celebrated around him, the television cameras cut to Virgil van Dijk.
The Liverpool defender was furious, glancing around at the jubilation in the stands and his dishevelled team-mates before loudly exclaiming his frustration at what was becoming an alarming night.
Francis Coquelin, meanwhile, was doing a near lap of the stadium as he pointed repeatedly to an imaginary watch on his wrist. Less than 41 minutes in, the Spanish side had wiped out the Reds' two-goal advantage and were on the brink of a great European comeback.
