10 Most Legendary Substitutes In Football History
4. Gini Wijnaldum (Liverpool) Vs Barcelona
What a team. What a night. What a comeback.
Barcelona had suffered one of the most humiliating nights in its history, a ‘really angry’ Georginio Wijnaldum came on from the bench to score two vital goals for the Reds. Wijnaldum is also the first-ever substitute to score twice against Barcelona in the Champions League.
A thrilling 4-0 victory at Anfield that sent Liverpool to the Champions League final, and Lionel Messi off to wonder how it all went so wrong. The Holland international and Liverpool Midfielder said:
“What happened in the past is always in the past, we created great memories for ourselves but it is not something we should think about.”
Liverpool’s players heads shaking in disbelief, their arms draped over one another’s shoulders as if they needed to hold on to something, anything, to make sure the win over Barcelona was real. Of all the incredible nights at Anfield, where does this one count? It has to be somewhere near the top and, genuinely, there is no hyperbole whatsoever to say that it probably trumps the lot.