‘I didn’t celebrate Divock Origi’s quick corner goal properly. We just looked at each other and started laughing’ Fabinho on the most memorable moment of his career

Certain evenings in football simply never fade from memory, remaining with players and fans for the rest of their days.

Liverpool’s 2019 Champions League semi-final comeback against Barcelona was one of those trademark Anfield European nights, one that nobody in that stadium will ever forget.

And for former Reds midfielder Fabinho, it’s the one game that stands out above all others.

Fabinho on the best moment of his career so far

“It wasn’t my best game individually, but definitely the most memorable game of my career,” Fabinho tells FourFourTwo when asked what the best moment on a pitch so far.

“Barcelona that season had Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Coutinho, and were on track for the Treble. They were a very strong team.”

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That was evident in the first leg at the Camp Nou, when a rampant Barca claimed a 3-0 aggregate lead to leave Liverpool with a mountain to climb in the return leg at Anfield.

“We made a good start, the first half was very tight, we went 1-0 up early, then they began to attack and made two good chances,” the Brazilian continues.

“When the second half started, I don’t know if they slowed down a bit or if we really stepped it up, because we scored two goals in three minutes, then we felt their team was shaken.

“We kept pushing, but I remember when we made it 3-0, I had this feeling of, ‘Wow, it’s too early to be 3-0 up and to have levelled the tie!’ [Laughs]

“I thought, ‘If we concede now, it’s an away goal so we’ve lost, there’s still a long way to go to hold on’.”

Divock Origi’s opener and Georginio Wijnaldum’s quick-fire second-half brace had levelled the tie with just over 30 minutes remaining, but there was one key moment to come, as Origi scored his second of the evening after a Liverpool corner routine that has gone down in Merseyside folklore.

“I celebrated the first three goals very much, but with the fourth, everything was a little confusing – I didn’t even celebrate properly,” Fabinho continues.

“The team looked at each other and started laughing at Divock Origi’s goal from the quick corner.”