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Delight and despair: Best images from a historic night at Anfield

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The impossible is only improbable for continental authorities Liverpool, and on a raucous Tuesday night at Anfield, the Reds proved as much.

A latest European comeback propelled the Merseyside outfit to a second Champions League final on the spin and bounced Barcelona from a tournament most pundits expected the Catalan giants to win.

Words can only do so much to describe an unbelievable evening. Here's a collection of photos that both convey Liverpool's unadulterated delight, and Barcelona's justifiable despair.

The thrill of victory

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Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA / Getty Images Sport / Getty
Martin Rickett - EMPICS / PA Images / Getty
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The agony of defeat

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Chris Brunskill/Fantasista / Getty Images Sport / Getty
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