Liverpool vs Villarreal, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals
· 1st LegLiverpool 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
VIL | LIV | |
---|---|---|
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
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,586
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andy Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
10 | Sadio Mané |
23 | Luis Díaz |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
4 | Pau Torres |
3 | Raúl Albiol |
12 | Pervis Estupiñán |
8 | Juan Foyth |
5 | Dani Parejo |
6 | Étienne Capoue |
19 | Francis Coquelin |
17 | Giovani Lo Celso |
15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
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