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Liverpool defender Matip on Origi winner: I just joined in the celebrations!

Liverpool defender Joel Matip admits he was confused after Divock Origi's winner in the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona last season.

The Belgian converted a quick corner by Trent Alexander-Arnold to complete a 4-0 win over the Spanish giants.

Matip told the club's website: "I was slowly on the way to the box, so in centre-back style I was slowly going from back to front! I thought maybe in 20 seconds there would be a corner coming in or something like this; I came forward and had a nice view of the whole situation.

"It was crazy. I couldn't believe it, I didn't know what had happened because he just put the ball in. I thought, 'What is this?' Then I saw Divock there and the ball in the net afterwards…

"I was a little bit confused, to be honest. But after a few seconds, everybody was celebrating so I just joined in."

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