Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool's 'giants' as they produced the greatest comeback in the club's history to reach another Champions League final.
Anfield has witnessed some extraordinary nights in the past but this was on another level as they beat Barcelona 4-0; Divock Origi, who replaced the concussed Mohamed Salah, and substitute Gini Wijnaldum both scored twice to flatten the Catalans.
Few gave Liverpool a hope of overturning the 3-0 first leg deficit but they ran a staggering 122kms compared to Barcelona's 105km and the second half was a one-way assault on Marc-Andre ter Stegen's goal. Ernesto Valverde's side could not withstand the tide that washed over them.
Jurgen Klopp hailed his Liverpool players as 'giants' after their victory against Barcelona
At the final whistle, Liverpool's players celebrated in front of The Kop and this performance outstripped the matches that made legends in the past, such as St Etienne, Borussia Dortmund, and Chelsea and arguably surpassed the 2005 final against AC Milan in Istanbul.
Klopp said: 'They are f***ing giants. If you have to fine me, fine me! The whole game was too much. It was overwhelming. We played against maybe the best team in world. Winning is difficult but winning with a clean sheet, I don't know they did it. It's unbelievable.
Klopp was amazed that Liverpool managed to secure victory and keep a clean sheet
He added to BT Sport: 'I saw James Milner crying on the pitch after the game. It means so much to all of us. It's the best phase of football. There are more important things in the world. But creating this emotional atmosphere together is so special. It's all about the players.
'The mix of potential and unbelievable heart is just a mix I never saw before. You have to be confident in a game like this. Divock and Shaq didn't play a lot. Putting a performance in like that, it was so important. It shows what's possible in football. It's so nice. It's really nice.
'We had to be serious. But we needed to be cheeky as well. It was necessary. Barcelona defend predictable things well. But you need to be unpredictable at moments. I saw the ball flying in the goal, I didn't see
