The Catalans put in a lacklustre performance as they crashed out of the Champions League
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier believes Barcelona were "scared" by the Anfield atmosphere and the performance it inspired in the Reds on Tuesday.
Houllier, who led Liverpool to UEFA Cup glory in 2000-01, beating the Catalan giants in the last four, claims he always backed the hosts to upset the odds and felt the stage got to Barca.
"I don't know why but I had a feeling they could go through, even after the game in Barcelona," Houllier told talkSPORT.
"They were very unlucky at Camp Nou and there is something special about this team and I had a strange feeling that they would go through.
"This club is something special with the fans. It's not violent, it's not aggressive, but it's very loud and it brings the players to attack.
"Once they scored the first goal, I knew they would go through. They looked practically irresistible and also it makes the opponents scared. For the last goal, Barcelona were absolutely frozen."
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Valverde failed to protect 3 goals lead twice in champions league semi finals, he failed against Roma and against Liverpool today... Please fire the man because he doesn't have plan B.
Messiaha
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There is no network in Barcelona? Announce the resignation of Valverde now, we want no excuse, we want heads, as well as the one who brought him here, jmbartomeu the president of mediocrity. His board did everything to get away from Cruyff's ideas. We see where we are today
Realplayer
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TRAGIC: A jubilant Ghanaian Liverpool fan, Hebert Danso Atiko, died following his club's miraculous comeback vs Barcelona last night. Mr Atiko a final-year Engineering student of Akwatia Secondary Technical, collapsed after the final whistle, and later pronounced dead at Akwatia St. Dominic’s Hospital. According to an eyewitness who spoke to Via: ClassFMOnline, Mr Atiko was in intense jubilation at the blast of the final whistle, and subsequently collapsed in the process. The fans around poured water on him in an attempt to revive him but proved futile. He was rushed to the Akwatia St. Dominic’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.