Liverpool stages epic comeback to stun Dortmund, reach Europa League semis
Liverpool - Dejan Lovren scored a heart-stopping stoppage-time header as Liverpool completed an astonishing comeback to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on Thursday and reach the Europa League semi-finals.
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Held 1-1 in last week's first leg at the Westfalenstadion, Dortmund scored twice in nine minutes through Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to take a firm grip on the tie.
After Divock Origi had given Liverpool a foothold, Marco Reus struck again for the visitors, but goals from Philippe Coutinho and Mamadou Sakho levelled the tie before Lovren headed home in the 91st minute to give former Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp the biggest win of his Anfield tenure.
Liverpool's stirring rally, which unfurled amid an electrifying Anfield atmosphere, took it into a continental semi-final for the first time since 2010 and kept Klopp on course to end his first season at the club with a trophy.
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His successor at Dortmund, Thomas Tuchel, could only look on in disbelief at the final whistle as the 5-4 aggregate scoreline condemned his side to defeat, four days on from a 2-2 draw with Schalke that left his men seven points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Kick-off was preceded by a rousing communal rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone', the two clubs' anthem, and a solemnly observed minute's silence to mark the 27th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
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