Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: 3 things we noted

#2 Wijnaldum's entry in the second half changed the course of the match

Georginio Wijnaldum

Liverpool’s left-back, Andrew Robertson, who had a very good first half and took some powerful shots at the Barca goal, left the field with an injury, which paved the way for Wijnaldum’s introduction into the match after half time. The Dutch midfielder had started against Barca last week, but could not have much of an impact on the match.

He, however, made amends yesterday with a twin-strike in the space of two minutes, as Liverpool adopted a more direct approach and started playing more crosses into the box. First, he slotted home from inside the penalty box after having received a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 54th minute.

A couple of minutes later, he again scored from a cross by Shaqiri on the left flank. Wijnaldum’s header gave Ter Stegen no chance, as Liverpool were level with Barca on aggregate in the 56th minute of the match. He now has 13 goals in 137 matches for Liverpool.

Alexander-Arnold was in the thick of things again, as he delivered a quick corner to Origi in the 79th minute of the match, and the latter made no mistake in banging the ball home from close range.