Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund may have played out one of the all-time classic Europa League encounters, but one lucky fan got even more than he bargained for.
Dejan Lovren’s late headed winner sent the Kop into absolute pandemonium, and amid the chaos Liverpool supporter Liamie Marum lost his phone.
It would have been a shock to even find it, but when Anfield’s security handed him back his phone, he had a special present on it.
Writing about the night on Facebook, he said: ‘Well what can I say but unbelievable. I lost my phone celebrating nearly on top of Lovren at the corner flag and I lost my phone.
‘After everyone eventually went back to the Kop, the security came up handed me my phone back as I was sitting on row 3. I checked it just now and look.’
The phone had worked its way to goalscorers Divock Origi and Mamadou Sakho, and the duo took a moment to take a selfie before handing the phone back.
For Liamie, the photo is a priceless token of an unforgettable night of European action.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put the German side two goals ahead after a pair of quick counter attacks.
Liverpool struggled to deal with Dortmund’s attacking threat, but slowly improved as the match wore on.
Origi gave them a glimmer of hope shortly after half-time, but Marco Reus restored Tomas Tuchel’s side’s two-goal advantage in the 57th minute.
The stunning comeback truly began with Philippe Coutinho’s sweeping shot into the bottom corner.
Sakho then headed home in the 77th minute, but the away goals rule meant Liverpool would have to score a fourth to progress, with extra-time out of the question.
It was Lovren who provided it, heading home after James Milner’s perfectly weighted cross to send the home fans into ecstasy.
In the pandemonium Liamie lost his phone, but he will not be complaining one bit.
Liverpool will be hoping for much of the same when they face Spanish outfit Villarreal in the semi-finals of the Europa League.
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