For Divock Origi, his double against Barcelona marked a personal comeback every bit as stirring as Liverpool's own against the Spanish champions.
The 24-year-old engraved himself into Anfield folklore all over again with the first and the fourth goal on Tuesday night. Three years ago, he sparked another Liverpool fightback against Borussia Dortmund by scoring shortly after half-time in a 4-3 win.
It was a winding road that led to him spearheading Liverpool's attack against Barcelona this time around. Yet once again, when called upon, Origi has stepped up. He has scored some of Liverpool's most important goals under Jurgen Klopp.
In April 2016 against Dortmund, Origi seemed to be on his way to establishing himself as a key part of Klopp's evolving setup at Liverpool. That Europa League tie was balanced at 1-1 after the first leg, Origi having scored Liverpool's away goal.
He had dislodged Daniel Sturridge in Liverpool's biggest games, with Klopp seeming to prefer Origi's engine to Sturridge's ruthlessness in the penalty box. The goals were starting to come, though - his strike that night at Anfield was his ninth of the season and led Liverpool to a 4-3 win from 2-0, and then 3-1, down.
But two games later, his season was ended when Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori lunged in wildly at him in a Merseyside derby at Anfield where Origi had put Liverpool into the lead.
Origi went off on a stretcher with an ankle ligament injury while Funes Mori was shown red before bafflingly applauded the Everton fans as if he felt a sense of achievement. Everton went on to lose 4-0.
Origi returned the following season and scored 11 goals but a starting berth fell further away from his grasp with no European football and little domestic cup football for him to stake a claim.
Mohamed Salah's arrival from Roma pushed him further down the pecking order so he left on loan to Wolfsburg in pursuit of regular first-team football.
He found it in Germany but rarely found the back of the net. His record of seven goals in 37 games can be politely described as underwhelming and he was not expected to hang around at Liverpool when he returned last summer.
He was linked with Besiktas and Watford but with no club prepared to meet Liverpool's reported £26m asking price, Origi stayed and got his head down.
How crucial a decision that was for all concerned.
Once again, he has replaced Sturridge as Klopp's preferred option, albeit this time a back-up option, and has scored some vital, potentially Premier League title-winning, goals along the way.
He continued his habit of scoring against Everton by heading in a 96th minute winner at Anfield last December, a goal so dramatic that Klopp sprinted across the pitch in celebration.
The Liverpool boss was fined as a result and since then, has been reduced to using the f-word when talking about Origi.
'What a f****** header,' Klopp said when talking of Origi's 86th minute goal against Newcastle on Saturday night. It sealed a vital 3-2 win for Liverpool and ensures the title race goes to the final day of the season.
Origi came to the fore at Newcastle with Roberto Firmino already sidelined and Mohamed Salah off with concussion before repeating the feat against much more prestigious opponents.
'It's 10:10pm, most children are in bed... these boys are f****** mentality giants, it's unbelievable,' Klopp said after Liverpool claimed Barcelona's scalp on Tuesday.
Firmino and Salah should return in good time for the Champions League final on June 1, meaning Origi will almost certainly start as a substitute against whoever Liverpool meet.
But his form is set to earn him a contract extension at Liverpool. His current deal expires in 2020 and as much as his contributions on the pitch have been priceless, Klopp is understood to have been very impressed by his attitude off of it.
Whatever Origi goes on to achieve in his career, be it at Liverpool or elsewhere, he will always be welcomed with open arms at Anfield.
His tale of bouncing back after being written off, recovering and battling to the top is one that intertwines perfectly with the narrative of the club.