Villarreal vs Liverpool, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 5-2 on aggregate
85': Étienne Capoue
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2 - 3
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 5-2 on aggregate
2 - 3
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 5-2 on aggregate
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Hand ball by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 3': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 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.
- 5': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 5': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 5': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 9': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 10': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 12': Attempt missed. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 14': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 15': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 15': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 16': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 18': Offside, Villarreal. Gerónimo Rulli tries a through ball, but Francis Coquelin is caught offside.
- 19': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 20': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
- 23': Offside, Villarreal. Giovani Lo Celso tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
- 23': Dangerous play by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 23': Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 27': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 29': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 29': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 29': Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 31': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 36': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 42': Offside, Liverpool. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 45': Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
- 48': Foul by Daniel Parejo (Villarreal).
- 48': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 52': Offside, Villarreal. Daniel Parejo tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
- 53': Hand ball by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
- 55': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 55': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Francis Coquelin.
- 56': Attempt saved. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 57': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 59': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 63': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 63': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 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.
- 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Gerard Moreno.
- 68': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Francis Coquelin.
- 69': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Villarreal).
- 69': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 72': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 73': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 76': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 77': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt missed. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Naby Keïta.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Raúl Albiol.
- 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Thiago.
- 80': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 81': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 81': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Fabinho.
- 84': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 84': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 85': Second yellow card to Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 87': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 88': Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 89': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 90': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
- 90'+1': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 23,665
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 23,665
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres  |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 12 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 19 | Francis Coquelin |
| 17 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| 16 | Boulaye Dia |
| 7 | Gerard Moreno |
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 |
| 8 | Naby Keita |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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