Five memorable Anfield encounters against Spanish opposition

Five memorable Anfield encounters against Spanish opposition you must know

Liverpool had made English football history in the first leg of this last-four UEFA Cup clash, becoming the nation’s first team to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou.

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A total of 55,104 supporters packed into Anfield to witness Liverpool lock horns with Johan Cruyff and co – and an electric atmosphere hit fever pitch when Phil Thompson’s close-range finish shortly

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Another strike from the visitors would have sent the Catalans through to the final on away goals, but there was to be no Barcelona onslaught.

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Barcelona again stood in the way of Liverpool reaching a UEFA Cup final in 2001, with this tie on a knife-edge following a goalless first leg at Camp Nou.

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The next 45 minutes were played out in almost unbearable tension, as a Barça side featuring the likes of Rivaldo, Pep Guardiola and Marc Overmars chased a leveller.

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Real Madrid were overwhelmed by a devastating display from Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool in this last-16 showdown. The Reds held a one-goal advantage from the first leg.

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On perhaps Anfield’s greatest ever night, Liverpool overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit to record one of the most spectacular comebacks in European football history.

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