After Messi mauling Liverpool face reunion with Benitez


Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final First Leg - FC Barcelona v Liverpool - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - May 1, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action with Liverpool's Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Shaken by the brilliance of Lionel Messi and a 3-0 Champions League defeat in Barcelona, Liverpool know that anything but a Premier League win at Newcastle United on Saturday would leave their dreams of honours this season in tatters.

The second-leg of their semi-final with Barcelona awaits at Anfield on Tuesday with Juergen Klopp's side needing a comeback of Istanbul proportions if they are to reach the final.

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