Twitterverse, including King James himself, exploded in the aftermath of Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Barcelona that overcame a 3-0 loss in the first leg of the Champions League.
Fan reaction on social media was swift and strong as Liverpool FC overcame a three-goal deficit to FC Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday to advance to the championship for the second year in a row.
Liverpool scored three goals in the second half to stun Barcelona, which had a huge upper hand in the cumulative scoring event. Barcelona defeated Liverpool 3-0 in the first match, giving it both a huge edge in total scoring and the advantage of keeping Liverpool from scoring any potential tiebreaking road goals.
Liverpool overcame … and that led to a flurry of reaction. LIverpool will now try to win its first Champions League title since 2005:
1. Liverpool declares its triumph
The final score says it all for Liverpool.
WHAT A SPECIAL NIGHT!!! WE'RE GOING TO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL!! https://t.co/p9JxS3cfZS
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 7, 2019
2. The Group Reaction says it all
The stunned look on the faces of even Liverpool players tell you everything you need to know.
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 7, 2019
THIS TEAM ❤️ pic.twitter.com/L5llXLuuzq
3. The goal to go up 4-0
Liverpool not only made up the 3-0 difference, it ended also kept the match from having to go to penalty kicks with this key goal.
https://twitter.com/FootballEclipse/status/1125869059617296384
4. Fans take swipes at Barcelona immediately
Social media took little time in taking a shot at Barcelona’s failure.
https://twitter.com/salihhparlakk34/status/1125869040306728960
5. King James weighs in with his glee.
The NBA’s LeBron James loved everything he saw from the big comeback.
👏🏾‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ AMAZING NIGHT FOR THE REDS. WOW‼️‼️ #YNWA❤️ https://t.co/n9tuwtaj8z
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 7, 2019
6. A quick recap of just what it means.
If you don’t exactly understand what just happened, here’s a look at the situation in a capsule.
https://twitter.com/FootballFunnnys/status/1125869068039405569
7. Messi takes some of the heat for the loss.
The brilliant Lionel Messi took his fair share of heat for the loss by Barcelona.
https://twitter.com/Ali1Ace/status/1125871548668305420
8. And yet another shot at Messi.
Fans took the opportunity to measure how Messi handled the loss compared to how Ronaldo might have taken in.