Actor Damian Lewis shares how he missed Barcelona comeback despite having a ticket

Best known for his roles in Band of Brothers (2001), Homeland (2011-2014) and Billions (2016-2023), 53-year-old Englishman and lifelong Liverpool fan Damian Lewis missed the chance to be at Anfield for the iconic 4-0 comeback over Barcelona in 2019.

The London-born actor shared an interview with Liverpool's official website, sharing his love for the club, his affection for Jurgen Klopp (relatable) and how he almost witnessed one of the most epic nights in the club's history.

“The thing I most remember, and it’s sort of bittersweet, is the 4-0 against Barcelona [in 2019] because I was actually in the country,” he says.

“Often I’m out of the country for big games and I was actually in the country and I was only in Cardiff and I thought I was going to be able to get up to Liverpool from Cardiff.

“I couldn’t make it in time and I watched it in a hotel room in Cardiff thinking, ‘I’m so close, I’m just like two hours from Liverpool and I can’t believe that I can’t get there.’ I had a ticket and I couldn’t believe that I couldn’t get there."

“I sat in the hotel room watching it thinking, ‘This is unbelievable’, ordering more beers from room service! That game… [speechless]

“There are two European nights, that game and then the 2005 [Champions League] final. There’s a pub in Soho in London where the Liverpool fans, we all took it over, it became known as a Liverpool pub and we took over upstairs for every Champions League game.

“I remember being 3-0 down at half-time against [AC] Milan and we were all sitting there gloomily and I thought, ‘I’m off to get a kebab.’ I went off at half-time and I came back five minutes late from half-time and I think Stevie [Gerrard]’s first goal was on the 51st minute or 52nd minute.

“I remember getting back in, everyone sitting around feeling a bit glum still. I was feeling a bit better because I’d had a kebab, and then Stevie scored and it was like, ‘Oh, hello…’ Everyone perked up a bit and then the rest is history.

“What I remember about that game is we scored three goals too quickly and we just had to hang on and then Jerzy Dudek made that incredible double save off [Andriy] Shevchenko. We were shot by then. That was an amazing night.

“So, weirdly, I’ve given you two nights where I wasn’t actually in the ground, but they were incredible. And I’d have to say Madrid [in 2019], I was in Madrid, beating Tottenham.”

Damian Lewis shares how he reacted to the heartbreaking news that Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season

In late January, Jurgen Klopp announced his decision to leave Liverpool to the world after informing the club's owners of his decision in November to give them time to replace him.

“Well, I was totally shocked, like everybody.

“And then my first emotion was gratitude, it was just ‘thank you’"

"Thank you for an amazing nine years, thank you for making it so much fun again to be a Liverpool fan.

Lewis continued: “He’s directly responsible for everyone feeling great about being a Liverpool fan, about really enjoying it. I think even the least-generous fans from other clubs would acknowledge that the Premier League has been fun with him in it, that he’s a real character, he’s a personality and he’s given a lot to the Premier League.

My abiding emotion with regards to Jürgen is just ‘thank you’. Thank you for an amazing time. Hasn’t it been fun? Hasn’t it just been so much fun?”

Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool with at least five major trophies but it could be more if he can guide the Reds to success in the Premier League, FA Cup and/or Europa League.

Regardless of what happens betweeen now and May, it's safe to say he has been a huge success and will leave such a massive imprint on this football club.