#4 Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough
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This was probably the biggest match of the season, on par with that of a cup final with the prize being a Champions League spot which the Reds had only bagged once in 7 years.
Liverpool started with Firmino and Sturridge upfront, along with a diamond midfield. All of us knew that this tie is virtually an attack vs defence clash.
The Reds started off positively, enjoying most of the possession, but soon the fans inside Anfield heard the appalling news of City and Arsenal getting off to a flying start. With a sense of panic building up, Liverpool were doing their best to break Middlesbrough’s defence.
Anfield got their voices back when a pass by Firmino was latched onto by Wijnaldum who rifled home a near-post finish at the stroke of half-time.
Everyone knew that job was half done and an early clinical free-kick by Coutinho doubled Liverpool’s lead. Lallana too enjoyed the atmosphere after he struck Liverpool’s third and the last goal of the campaign in the 56th minute which saw Reds finish the season with 76 points, their second highest this decade.
