Sevilla produced a stunning fightback from a three-goal half-time deficit to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday thanks to Guido Pizarro’s stoppage-time equaliser.
Roberto Firmino scored twice as Jurgen Klopp’s side looked set to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time in nine years and seal top spot in Group E with a three-goal blitz in the first half-hour, with Sadio Mane also netting.
However, Wissam Ben Yedder pulled two goals back before Pizarro stabbed home from a corner to protect Sevilla’s year-long unbeaten run at home.
Naturally, Liverpool fans and haters took to social media to either vent or burst out laughing. Here are the best reactions from Twitter and Reddit:
The miracle of (reverse) Istanbul?
This wasn’t the first time a Liverpool match had seen a team coming back from 0-3 down. The most famous instance was in 2005 when a Steven Gerrard-powered Liverpool came back from 0-3 down to draw 3-3 against AC Milan in the final of the Champions League in Istanbul. Liverpool won the match on penalties, completing what came to be known as the “Miracle of Istanbul”.
Naturally, there were plenty of references:
Hope @acmilan watched it 👀🙈 pic.twitter.com/EbkaA5GGBy
— Wissam Ben Yedder (@WissBenYedder) November 21, 2017
02' Sevilla 0-1 Liverpool
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) November 21, 2017
22' Sevilla 0-2 Liverpool
30' Sevilla 0-3 Liverpool
51' Sevilla 1-3 Liverpool
60' Sevilla 2-3 Liverpool
92' Sevilla 3-3 Liverpool
Sevistanbul. pic.twitter.com/b9rB4FO1Kt
3 - Liverpool have let a three-goal lead slip in a competitive match for the first time since May 2014 against Crystal Palace in the Premier League (also 3-3). Comeback.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2017

Liverpool love Istanbul so much they are letting teams do it to them. First Palace and now Sevilla
— The battery disturbing economy ruiner (@MrScripto) November 21, 2017
Fair play to Liverpool for doing Istanbul in reverse.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) November 21, 2017
Liverpool fans took it sportingly. Well, some of them did.
The highs and lows of supporting Liverpool summed up in one video. pic.twitter.com/F20XEI4Fjk
— The Redmen TV (@TheRedmenTV) November 21, 2017

Fans of rival teams and the neutrals were of course ROFL:


The most Liverpool performance by Liverpool ever 😂
— Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) November 21, 2017
😳
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) November 21, 2017
- 2' 1-0
- 22' 2-0
- 30' 3-0
- 51' 3-1
- 60' 3-2
- 90' 3-3
Never change Liverpool...#LIVSEV pic.twitter.com/euPaaTJZtR
It wasn’t long before the memes and GIFs started pouring in:
2' Sevilla 0-1 Liverpool
— EPL Bible (@EPLBible) November 21, 2017
22' Sevilla 0-2 Liverpool
30' Sevilla 0-3 Liverpool
51' Sevilla 1-3 Liverpool
60' Sevilla 2-3 Liverpool
92' Sevilla 3-3 Liverpool
WHAT A COMEBACK! pic.twitter.com/4JAVQY3iBp
Tag the Liverpool fans pic.twitter.com/fhrRp71yHQ
— 8 Troll Football (@8TrollFootball) November 21, 2017
When you got an open goal but your teams defence is so bad you gotta make sure you’re not conceding at the same time pic.twitter.com/XPlL8t0aHs
— #BWIGM (@JamzLdnKmt) November 21, 2017
#Liverpool defence tonight in Spain. 🤔🤔 #Ucl pic.twitter.com/inDGM6u3QH
— Juliet Bawuah (@julietbawuah) November 21, 2017
Liverpool to qualify if they win tonight.....
— Ben Webb (@BenWebbLFC) November 21, 2017
Liverpool: Hold my barrel of beer. pic.twitter.com/RXJGq3Amfd
Full time: Sevilla 3-3 Liverpool.
— UNILAD Football (@UNILADFooty) November 21, 2017
Here’s a gif of Roy Hodgson that perfectly sums up the 90 minutes from a Liverpool fan’s perspective. pic.twitter.com/CWNUH0z5uy
With inputs from AFP