However the camaraderie did not extend to the pitch as Dortmund quickly ran away into a two goal lead inside the opening ten minutes at Anfield.

Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang meant Liverpool faced an uphill task to progress to the Europa League semi-finals.

As Liverpool sought to regain a foothold in a game that was quickly edging away from them, Adam Lallana had a golden opportunity to pull a goal back in a game that was fast slipping away from them.