UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Liverpool WWWWW 3
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Villarreal DWWLL 2
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2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 5-2 on aggregate · Estadio de la Cerámica · 23,665 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool survive scare to beat Villarreal en route to Champions League final

Liverpool overcame a rocky first half to beat Villarreal 3-2 to book a spot in the Champions League final, winning the tie 5-2 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
2
55.9
Possession
44.1
15
SHOTS
6
5
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
235
427
Passes
338
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.4
63
Long Balls
63
28
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
9
27
Effective Clearances
15
27
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 4Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 12Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 8Juan FoythRB
  6. 6Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 5Dani ParejoCM-R
  8. 19Francis CoquelinLM
  9. 17Giovani Lo CelsoRM
  10. 16Boulaye DiaCF-L
  11. 7Gerard MorenoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Filip JørgensenSUB
  2. 2MarioSUB
  3. 23Moi GómezSUB
  4. 1Sergio AsenjoSUB
  5. 11Samuel ChukwuezeSUB
  6. 14Manu TriguerosSUB
  7. 22Aïssa MandiSUB
  8. 10Vicente IborraSUB
  9. 24Alfonso PedrazaSUB
  10. 25Sèrge AurierSUB
  11. 20Rubén PeñaSUB
  12. 9Paco AlcácerSUB

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. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Joe GomezSUB
  2. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  3. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  4. 32Joël MatipSUB
  5. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  6. 7James MilnerSUB
  7. 67Harvey ElliottSUB
  8. 23Luis DíazSUB
  9. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  10. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  11. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  12. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Villarreal 1, Liverpool 0. Boulaye Dia (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
  2. 41' Goal! Villarreal 2, Liverpool 0. Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a cross.
  3. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
  4. 62' Goal! Villarreal 2, Liverpool 1. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  5. 63' Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Goal! Villarreal 2, Liverpool 2. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  7. 68' Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Gerard Moreno.
  8. 68' Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Francis Coquelin.
  9. 74' Goal! Villarreal 2, Liverpool 3. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Naby Keïta with a through ball.
  10. 77' Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
  12. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Naby Keïta.
  13. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
  14. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Raúl Albiol.
  15. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Boulaye Dia.
  16. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Thiago.
  17. 81' Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Fabinho.
  19. 85' Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 85' Second yellow card to Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) for a bad foul.

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