Alexander-Arnold: “Barcelona were shocked by how good we were”

Trent Alexander-Arnold thinks Liverpool’s match against Barcelona will go down in Anfield history after the Reds overturned a 3-0 deficit to reach the Champions League final.

The defender was instrumental in helping his side knock out the La Liga champions, assisting two of Liverpool’s four goals on the night.

But the right-back is now focussed on the “two finals” that remain for his side this season.

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“I’m pretty sure it will [go down in Anfield history],” he told LiverpoolFC.com.

“I think anyone who was at the game will say it was probably one of the best atmospheres they have ever witnessed. I think Barcelona were shocked by how good we were, even over there [in the first leg].

“When we play at Anfield we are a completely different team, even better. We have got our fans behind us and it’s an incredible atmosphere, it’s everything really. I think they [Barcelona players] were all shocked really and surprised, and we just took the advantage and punished them.

“It’s tough to take in but we’ve got a job to do on Sunday so hopefully we’ll see what happens. We’ve done everything we can this season to try to bring success. We have two finals left now and it’s important for us to give our all in these two games.”

On the Barcelona game, he added: “You’ve got Divock who hasn’t played that many minutes this season and he’s come up with two goals.

“You’ve got Gini who was a sub; he would have been angry, disappointed and gutted to not be starting in probably the biggest game of the season. But he showed he was ready, coming on at half-time and within 10 minutes he had scored two goals and he equalled the tie for us.

“It just goes to show that you can’t be too disappointed and be ready for your chance when it comes because more likely than not you are going to get that chance whether it be Barcelona or anyone really.

“You’ve just got to be ready and those two lads were, luckily for us, and they’ve put themselves in history and the modern day legends already, just for that game.”

He added: “It’s good for English football that two teams are going to the Champions League final.”

“We know each other, we have beaten them twice this season so we’ve got to go into it with a bit of confidence, but they will have confidence and we will from our last Champions League games. We both had two unbelievable comebacks so I’m sure it will be a good game.”

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