UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs Villarreal, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Liverpool
  • 53': Pervis Estupiñán (OG)
  • 55': Sadio Mané
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
Villarreal

    Liverpool take major step towards Champions League final with win vs. Villarreal

    Liverpool claimed a dominant 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League semifinal first leg at Anfield on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Torres.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Fabinho.
    • 10': Offside, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 14': Offside, Villarreal. Giovani Lo Celso tries a through ball, but Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho.
    • 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
    • 16': Offside, Liverpool. Thiago tries a through ball, but Virgil van Dijk is caught offside.
    • 24': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Francis Coquelin.
    • 24': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 24': Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 28': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
    • 28': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 32': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 32': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 36': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a through ball following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
    • 38': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 40': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 40': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Thiago (Liverpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 45': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Villarreal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Villarreal 0.
    • 47': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal).
    • 47': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Parejo.
    • 50': Offside, Liverpool. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Virgil van Dijk is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 53': Own Goal by Pervis Estupiñán, Villarreal. Liverpool 1, Villarreal 0.
    • 55': Goal! Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
    • 57': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Francis Coquelin because of an injury.
    • 59': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
    • 59': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
    • 62': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
    • 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
    • 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
    • 71': Hand ball by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
    • 71': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Daniel Parejo.
    • 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
    • 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
    • 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
    • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
    • 73': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Fabinho.
    • 75': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
    • 75': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 79': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
    • 79': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
    • 84': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Villarreal).
    • 84': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
    • 87': Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 90'+2': Serge Aurier (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 10
    5 Saves 0
    26.6 Possession 73.4
    1 SHOTS 19
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    180 Accurate Passes 654
    271 Passes 740
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    5 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 50
    18 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 16
    36 Effective Clearances 6
    36 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 51,586

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card
    5 Ibrahima Konaté
    26 Andrew Robertson
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    3 Fabinho
    6 Thiago Alcantara
    14 Jordan Henderson
    10 Sadio Mané
    23 Luis Díaz
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Adrián, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Harvey Elliott, Caoimhín Kelleher, Naby Keïta, Divock Origi, James Milner, Diogo Jota, Joël Matip, Takumi Minamino, Rhys Williams, Joe Gomez.

    VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
    4 Pau Torres
    3 Raúl Albiol
    12 Pervis Estupiñán Yellow Card
    8 Juan Foyth
    5 Dani Parejo
    6 Étienne Capoue
    19 Francis Coquelin
    17 Giovani Lo Celso Yellow Card
    15 Arnaut Danjuma
    11 Samuel Chukwueze
    Villarreal Substitutes:
    Sèrge Aurier, Mario, Boulaye Dia, Aïssa Mandi, Filip Jørgensen, Manu Trigueros, Vicente Iborra, Alfonso Pedraza, Rubén Peña, Paco Alcácer, Sergio Asenjo, Moi Gómez.

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