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Liverpool’s stunning comeback victory was the most tweeted about moment during an event in the UK so far this year.

As the final whistle blew as many as 56,000 tweets per minute were being posted about the match.

That helped those magical minutes topple Adele’s BRIT Award success to become the “most tweeted about moment in a UK event” in 2016.

Liverpool’s incredible 4-3 triumph over Borussia Dortmund sparked messages of joy, shock and despair from football fans across the country.

As tens of thousands reacted to the drama, Twitter timelines became swamped with posts from fans, players and celebrities.

This evening, bosses at Twitter confirmed the match had inspired a record-breaking reaction.

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A spokesman confirmed: “The moment the final whistle blew and Liverpool emerged 4-3 winners over Dortmund became the most-Tweeted about moment in a UK event so far this year, with a peak of 56,000 Tweets Per Minute.”

Incredibly, Dejan Lovren’s backpost header - the goal that sealed the Reds’ passage to the Europa League semi-finals - saw almost as many tweets.

Sparking 53,000 tweets per minute, the goal is now third in the list of most tweeted about moments in an event in the UK so far this year.

The match itself saw 2million tweets - helping it to trend in the UK and around the world.

The two events sandwich Adele winning the global success award at the BRITs and come above Danny Welbeck’s late winner for Arsenal against Leicester earlier this year - a goal that appeared crucial in the title run-in all those weeks ago.