Liverpool show resilience and sense of purpose in putting out Porto

Porto on top before Sadio Mané opens the floodgates to send Liverpool sailing into the Champions League semi-finals

Danny Makkelie stood there in the middle of the storm, rain pouring down around the referee, and put his finger in his ear. It was not easy hearing the words coming down the wire, and still less the moment they saw him.

The game was 28 minutes in but it already felt like Next Goal Wins and while it seemed certain Porto would score, it was Liverpool who did. Only they did not. Only they did again. Mohamed Salah provided it, Sadio Mané scored, and the linesman took it away again. Then Makkelie gave it back. As soon as the Porto fans filling the dragon’s den saw him do that gesture, they feared he might.

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