Joe Allen scored the winning penalty as Liverpool got the job done at Anfield, beating Stoke City on penalties to reach the Capital One Cup final.
Losing 1-0 after extra time thanks to Marko Arnautovic's controversial opening goal, the Reds had to do their job in a penalty shoot-out due to being level on aggregate, but managed to do so, winning 6-5 from the spot.
Tentative start as chances are few and far between
With Liverpool not wanting to leave themselves unnecessarily open at the back, and Stoke full in the knowledge that conceding the first goal could put them out of the tie, the game started at an understandably scrappy pace.
The best chance of the half came to the away side, with Jonathan Walters having it. Making an intelligent run behind the Liverpool defence, Walters got onto Bojan's pass, only for Alberto Moreno to make an excellent recovery challenge.
Bar Roberto Firmino's usual threat, Emre Can was looking the most likely to hurt Stoke going forward for the Reds, but he couldn't get an effort on target after some impressive footwork set him up from distance.
Jordan Henderson tried to be the hero with a few minutes of the half remaining, but could only blaze wide from a bouncing ball, not long before the Potters went ahead.
Offside goal puts Potters ahead
With the clock ticking down for the end of the first half, Walters set Bojan free down the right hand side of the area. With the Liverpool defence all over the place, the Spaniard found an unmarked Arnautovic in the area, and he made no mistake in placing the ball past Simon Mignolet. It was a controversial one though, with the forward in a clear offside position as the ball was played.
If the game wasn't tight enough already, Stoke's goal seemed to make both teams wilt further, with Liverpool anxious about conceding a second, and Mark Hughes' men content to sit back and play on the counter.
It was from a breakaway that they almost doubled their lead, Walters again getting in behind Liverpool's backline, Mamadou Sakho the man in his way this time, making a vital block to divert the ball away from goal.
Benteke introduction pushes Stoke backwards
Jürgen Klopp had clearly seen enough, introducing Christian Benteke just before the hour mark. The Belgian gave the home side a different dimension going forward, which helped shackle the Potters going forward, as they had something else to think about at the back.
Still though, chances were few and far between. Jon Flanagan had what some might call a golden opportunity as the ball fell to him just outside the six yard box, but he was quickly closed down and a first time finish was a huge ask.
It wasn't all over for the away side going forward, either. The introduction of Charlie Adam handed them an expert set-piece taker, whilst Liverpool at that point had to cope with record-signing Xherdan Shaqiri. Adam was at the heart of things as set-pieces were slung into the home area in the final few minutes, but some improved Reds defending saw them through to extra-time.
No more goals in extra-time
You'd have forgiven Klopp and his backroom staff for looking to sit back a little more as the game went into the last half hour, with the away goals rule coming into play for extra-time. However, they didn't so, with Jordon Ibe brought on for Flanagan, setting up an exciting final period.
More direct play from the hosts allowed Benteke to chest a long ball down for Firmino, but the Brazilian could only fire an effort straight into the welcoming hands of Jack Butland. Up at the other end, Peter Crouch sent a header into the path of Marco van Ginkel, but Mignolet was equal to the resulting effort.
Van Ginkel saw another opportunity go amiss deeper into the added period, whilst Ibe blazed one over for Liverpool, but the game went to penalties.
Allen keeps his cool from the spot
Both teams scored their first penalties, before Crouch and Can missed. The next five penalties were converted, meaning James Milner had to score to keep Liverpool in the competititon. He did so, sending Butland the wrong way to take things into sudden death.
Van Ginkel and Lucas were the next pair to keep their cool, both goalkeeper's going the wrong way. Marc Muniesa couldn't convert next up though, Mignolet making an excellent save down to his left.
That left Joe Allen with the penalty to send Liverpool to Wembley, and he did. The Welshman scored when it mattered, and Liverpool progress to the Capital One Cup final at Stoke's expense.