How Twitter Reacted to Liverpool's Europa League Win over Borussia Dortmund

Liverpool's Europa League clash with Borussia Dortmund was billed as something special. It was a meeting of two of world football's most "passionate" fanbases, which certainly lived up to its promise on the pitch and off it. The pre-match buzzword for the tie seemed to be "atmosphere":

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We get more atmosphere in Anfield Rd than most clubs get in their ground #LFC #LFCBVB

— paul (@nellop71) April 14, 2016"

Most Liverpool fans seemed to be treating the game with more reverence than English clubs typically hand to Europa League fixtures:

Many fans on Twitter seemed to suggest that if Liverpool could beat Dortmund, they would win the whole competition. One fan went a step further:

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THIS IS ANFIELD! .@LFC #YNWA #BVB pic.twitter.com/uOBeHJ1UPP

— Ale Padín (@alepadin) April 14, 2016"

As one would expect, much was made of the pre-match rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone," which both sets of fans sang in unison:

The feelings of positivity among the Anfield faithful were dampened after less than four minutes of play when Simon Mignolet parried a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang volley into the path of Henrikh Mkhitaryan:

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2-0 Auba pic.twitter.com/23YxOx2CtN

— Liverpool Gifs (@LiverpoolGifs) April 14, 2016"

Things got worse for the Reds within minutes when Aubameyang doubled the visitors' lead:

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Liverpool had a chance of going through... pic.twitter.com/7e4KIwk1sz

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) April 14, 2016"

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YNWA - You'll Never Win Anything

— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) April 14, 2016"

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Liverpool's defence... https://t.co/Xk4Thycwg5

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) April 14, 2016"

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Surely another chorus of #YNWA will fix things?

— Maxwell Ward (@MGWardy) April 14, 2016"

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When you thought they were friends cos you sang together in the streets but they turn on you & score 2 in 10 minutes pic.twitter.com/Dnz5T4qJYc

— matt (@mehafc) April 14, 2016"

In the 20th minute, Adam Lallana was presented with a golden chance to pull one back, but it didn't go so well:

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"ADAM LALLANA"

Oh...

— Russell Cane (@RussCane) April 14, 2016"

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Lallana just like titanic should've never left Southampton

— Addy (@Addyylaide) April 14, 2016"

Despite the circumstances, many forward-thinking Reds fans remained positive:

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People complaining! Raising the white flag already! Does no one remember Instanbul! We are #lfc #YNWA

— Barry Devlin (@irishbazdev) April 14, 2016"

As the game progressed, Mamadou Sakho came in for some criticism for his part in Dortmund's goals:

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Just think if we had 10 men and Sakho weren't on the pitch it would be 0-0 and them goals would of been offside

— John (@AWT1892) April 14, 2016"

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GOAL! Origi with the finish and there's hope at Anfield #LFCBVB #UEL pic.twitter.com/FbTtaDCzAE

— Upper 90 Soccer (@u90soccer) April 14, 2016"

A few minutes after the restart, Liverpool were given renewed hope when Divock Origi found the back of the net:

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GOAL! The ball by Hummels , the run & finish by Reus  #LFCBVB pic.twitter.com/PvOszOvCp9

— Upper 90 Soccer (@u90soccer) April 14, 2016"

However, the hopes of Reds fans were dashed once again when Marco Reus connected with a sublime Mats Hummels pass to make it 3-1 on the night:

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GOAL! Coutinho gets one back for the Reds #LFCBVB #UEL pic.twitter.com/uhs0opp5FE

— Upper 90 Soccer (@u90soccer) April 14, 2016"

In the 66th minute, Philippe Coutinho made sure the remainder of the game would be competitive when he made it 3-2:

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You have to admit that Klopp has Liverpool playing some good looking attacking football.

— 7amkickoff (@7amkickoff) April 14, 2016"

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If you type "big game player" into Google, you get a compilation video of Coutinho's goals for Liverpool. True story.

— Them Kopites (@ThemKopites) April 14, 2016"

A thrilling game took another turn in the 74th minute when Sakho atoned for his defensive sins with the equaliser:

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Liverpool and Dortmund fans right now pic.twitter.com/vnSr31aYU8

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) April 14, 2016"

The dying minutes were a stressful affair for Reds fans:

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LOVREN!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!! https://t.co/OvxP1oXDiX

— Ale Padín (@alepadin) April 14, 2016"

In the first minute of extra time, the unthinkable happened—Dejan Lovren headed in Liverpool's fourth of the night to make it 4-3.

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Lovren for Ballon D'or pic.twitter.com/sQIII7UpA3

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) April 14, 2016"

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DEJAN LOVREN pic.twitter.com/KDVTv7Sexj

— English League BR (@EnglishLeagueBR) April 14, 2016"

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Just Liverpool Things pic.twitter.com/wCYSyQxZQC

— Uber Football Facts (@UberFootbalI) April 14, 2016"

The game finished 5-4 on aggregate to Liverpool, and it will surely take pride of place in the pantheon of the Reds' famous European nights: 

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WHAT A GAME!! pic.twitter.com/fyq6FucGs2

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) April 14, 2016"

[Twitter]