Delight and despair: Best images from a historic night at Anfield

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Liverpool fans in The Kop hold their scarves aloft as their players celebrate their victory after the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match between Liverpool and FC Barcelona at Anfield on May 7, 2019 in Liverpool, England.
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The impossible is only improbable for continental authorities Liverpool, and on a raucous Tuesday night at Anfield, the Reds proved as much.

A latest European comeback propelled the Merseyside outfit to a second Champions League final on the spin and bounced Barcelona from a tournament most pundits expected the Catalan giants to win.

Words can only do so much to describe an unbelievable evening. Here's a collection of photos that both convey Liverpool's unadulterated delight, and Barcelona's justifiable despair.

The thrill of victory

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The agony of defeat

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