Twitter Reacts As Liverpool Clinch The Champions League Title

By Naveen Kelvin | June 2, 2019

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Liverpool have won the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League final. It is their 6^th major European title and has come 14 years since Steven Gerrard lifted that trophy. The Merseyside giants defeated Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 to clinch the title as Mo Salah scored from a penalty mere seconds after kick-off.

The rest of the game consisted of Spurs trying to bridge the deficit and they certainly would have, had it not been for the sheer heroics of Alisson Becker who rendered most of the 8 shots that the London side found on target to be pointless. In the 87^th minute, Divock Origi’s goal set the champagne bottles soaring as Liverpool secured their win.

Twitter was riddled with reactions to the final. The game was hyped to be one for the ages given the nature of the semi-finals and the comeback drama that had ensued.

However, most fans pointed out the rather toothless nature of the final. There were even those who contested the penalty that was awarded early on.

https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/1134934332953505792

Don’t blame Tottenham, blame Messi and Barcelona.

— MUFC Away Days (@mufcaways_) June 1, 2019

Virgil van Dijk is a joke. Liverpool’s defence was a shambles before his arrival & now they’ve won Europe’s biggest competition & finished with 97 points domestically. He’s brought on every player around him by leaps & bounds. He has to be right up there for the Ballon d’Or.

— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) June 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/LFCLaurie/status/1134930515658776579

MOTM: Alisson. 8 vital saves and the reason why we won the Champions League. Salah and Origi goals may have given us the lead, but Alisson’s vital saves gave us the trophy. One of the best signings ever made at the club.

BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE WORLD. pic.twitter.com/zTW5UPAN2v

— Samuel (@SamueILFC) June 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/TheManUtdWay/status/1134927891572166657

Liverpool supporters were ecstatic in their celebration, calling for Origi to be awarded the Ballon d’Or whilst hailing Jurgen Klopp for his effective impact substitution. Van Dijk and Becker were also hailed for their efforts in securing their backline despite the relentless nature of Spurs’ attack.

It was a night to be celebrated for English football and one that Liverpool fans were glad to be a part of.