Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Champions League upset, Villarreal travel to Anfield for the first leg of their semi-final with Liverpool on Wednesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s side defeated Benfica 6-4 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, while the Yellow Submarine sent Bayern Munich packing to make the final four.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live With just under a month to go before the curtain closes on the 2021-22 campaign, Liverpool could yet add an unprecedented haul of four trophies to their brimming cabinet, although the Premier League title remains out of their hands heading into the final straight. There was time for one last swansong for Divock Origi in Sunday’s Merseyside derby, with the Belgian attacker heading home late on against Everton after Andy Robertson had broken the deadlock, and the Reds enter the first leg with Villarreal on a three-game winning streak in all competitions.
Never before have Liverpool taken part in the semi-finals of the Champions League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup in one season, and while they failed to beat both Benfica and Inter Milan during their knockout legs at Anfield, Klopp’s side had already settled the tie in the first legs.
Wednesday’s first leg will represent the eighth game of a hectic April schedule for Liverpool, who have managed to score at least two goals in every game since the start of the month, but Unai Emery and Villarreal demand plenty of respect before the Spaniard’s return to English turf.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live kick Off Time
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Time: 8 pm BST
Location: Anfield in Liverpool
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Emery’s men have already faced two major tests of their European mettle and should therefore travel to Merseyside with unbridled optimism about their chances of gleaning a positive result, and their La Liga fortunes have also improved with back-to-back wins over Getafe and Valencia.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Winning three and drawing one of their four Champions League games on the road since going down to Manchester United back in September, Villarreal has found the back of the net in all of those encounters on rival turf so far, but their only previous semi-final appearance in the 2005-06 season ended in defeat to English opposition in Arsenal.
The modest club from Castellon has met Liverpool twice before in the semi-finals of the 2015-16 Europa League – winning 1-0 at La Ceramica in the first leg before a 3-0 Anfield defeat – and Emery’s penchant for European knockout ties (advancing 31 times out of 37) ought to lead to a few nervous glances from the Kop on Wednesday night – only Zinedine Zidane has a better progression rate in that department.
Liverpool vs Villarreal live starting lineup
Liverpool lineup: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Diaz
Villarreal lineup: Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Estupinan; Parejo, Coquelin, Capoue; Lo Celso; Chukwueze, Danjuma
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Liverpool’s squad remains in tremendous shape ahead of the first leg, with Roberto Firmino once again the only doubt for the home side after his foot injury kept him out of the Merseyside derby.
Klopp otherwise has a full list of options to pick from and is expected to bring Ibrahima Konate straight back into the side, with the Frenchman scoring in both legs of the quarter-final win over Benfica.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Jordan Henderson and Luis Diaz can also anticipate recalls to the first XI after finding themselves among the substitutes at the weekend, while Mohamed Salah needs just four more Champions League goals to set a new record for English clubs in the competition; the Egyptian’s 33 is only bettered by Sergio Aguero and Didier Drogba’s 36.
Meanwhile, former Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno will not be reuniting with his former club this week as he remains on the comeback trail from a ruptured cruciate ligament, while star attacker Gerard Moreno is also set to miss out.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live The 30-year-old could return from a hamstring problem in time for the second leg but is not expected to take part at Anfield, while Francis Coquelin has been training with the group and should be fine to take his place in the XI. Jeremy Pino has also picked up a fresh hamstring injury and will be absent.
As a result, the only real dilemma for Emery lies in the attacking third, with Chukwueze and Manu Trigueros battling to deputize for Moreno alongside Arnaut Danjuma, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool in recent months
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live On Champions League Result
Liverpool: W W W L W D
Villarreal : L W D W W D
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live From the pinnacle of European football to base camp, Leicester go into their tie as relative underdogs to Roma but a squad that has been added by injuries for most of this season looks rather stronger now that Jamie Vardy has returned from injury. Wesley Fofana and Jonny Evans have also been eased back into action with Brendan Rodgers prioritizing this cup run. That duo might well have enough to quell Tammy Abraham. On the other end, Inter Milan showed the rewards that can be won through the sort of direct counterattacking the Foxes can excel at… if their manager is ready to abandon the possession play he has gravitated to of late. Leicester may not be favorites for the Europa Conference League, but then there wouldn’t be a very bold prediction if they were.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live West Ham is in a similar position with RB Leipzig the most likely team to be lifting the Europa League trophy in Seville next month. But, there is something to be said for the remorseless momentum that has gripped this club, where everything is being funneled into their pursuit of continental silverware. David Moyes showed on Sunday he is prepared to sacrifice Premier League form to have the best possible chance against Eintracht Frankfurt, seasoned experts in this competition.
Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Come Thursday’s first leg Michail Antonio, Jarrod Bowen, and Declan Rice will be as well-rested as anyone could expect for this stage of the season. A defense that may have only Craig Dawson as a fitness center-back will be tested but this is a team that has stood firm at both ends of the pitch in Europe. With the London Stadium at their backs, they could well do enough to take control of the tie this week and book their passage back to Seville, where their knockout stage journey began. Who then would doubt West Ham’s sheer will to win this competition would not prevail
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