Sevilla produced a stunning fightback from a three-goal half-time deficit to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday thanks to Guido Pizarro’s stoppage-time equaliser.
Roberto Firmino scored twice as Jurgen Klopp’s side looked set to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time in nine years and seal top spot in Group E with a three-goal blitz in the first half-hour, with Sadio Mane also netting.
However, Wissam Ben Yedder pulled two goals back before Pizarro stabbed home from a corner to protect Sevilla’s year-long unbeaten run at home.
Naturally, Liverpool fans and haters took to social media to either vent or burst out laughing. Here are the best reactions from Twitter and Reddit:
The miracle of (reverse) Istanbul?
This wasn’t the first time a Liverpool match had seen a team coming back from 0-3 down. The most famous instance was in 2005 when a Steven Gerrard-powered Liverpool came back from 0-3 down to draw 3-3 against AC Milan in the final of the Champions League in Istanbul. Liverpool won the match on penalties, completing what came to be known as the “Miracle of Istanbul”.
Naturally, there were plenty of references:
Liverpool fans took it sportingly. Well, some of them did.
Fans of rival teams and the neutrals were of course ROFL:
It wasn’t long before the memes and GIFs started pouring in:
With inputs from AFP
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