More than a year after the "rom dream", Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona had a "horrific night at Anfield" and became the first club in the history of the Champions League to be eliminated twice in a row despite having a 3-goal lead after the first leg. In both of the "disasters" that Blaugrana and coach Valverde personally have to suffer, it is worth noting the presence of goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Last season, Alisson's AS Roma came back against Barca at Olympico with a score of 3-0. Early this morning, in his first season wearing the Liverpool shirt, Alisson appeared in goal again, contributing to creating a new "nightmare" for the Catalan giants. In both of these matches, the Brazilian goalkeeper played very well and helped his team keep a clean sheet.
Sharing after this match, the Brazilian goalkeeper said: "I am having great emotions. A very good match and an unusual effort from the whole team. I experienced this feeling when my Roma beat Barcelona last year.
I am happy to be able to help my teammates like this. This feeling is wonderful, like a dream. Now we have one goal, which is to win the Champions League this year.
We have created a historic comeback. And the fans were behind us in this match. This was truly a memorable night.
Not only is he an invincible blocker in goal, Alisson has also become a obsession for Barca. On social media, many fans have joked that the Catalan giants will... lose if they continue to face the Brazilian "s race" in the Champions League in the coming seasons.
Another thing worth mentioning is that this was only Coach Valverde's second loss when leading Barca in the Champions League, a not-so-bad statistic if not great. However, it is still only necessary to have 2 failures for the TBN strategist and his team to go down in history in the most embarrassing way.
