UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Villarreal WDDWW 0
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Liverpool DDWWW 2
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1st Leg · Anfield · 51,586 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 10Sadio ManéF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 4Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 12Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 8Juan FoythRB
  6. 5Dani ParejoCM-L
  7. 6Étienne CapoueCM-R
  8. 19Francis CoquelinLM
  9. 17Giovani Lo CelsoRM
  10. 15Arnaut DanjumaCF-L
  11. 11Samuel ChukwuezeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 32' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 47' Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Own Goal by Pervis Estupiñán, Villarreal. Liverpool 1, Villarreal 0.
  4. 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.
  5. 57' Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Francis Coquelin because of an injury.
  6. 62' Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Daniel Parejo.
  8. 72' Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
  9. 72' Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  10. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
  11. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
  12. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  13. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
  14. 86' Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Arnaut Danjuma.

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