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Facts about Liverpool-Villarreal Semis


Tue 03 May 2022 | 07:00 PM
Mohamed Helba

Liverpool are aiming to reach their tenth European Cup final at the expense of a Villarreal team who are hoping to play in their first.

The match will kick off on Tuesday at 21:00 CLT.

Previous meetings

• The sides' only previous fixtures came in the semi-final of the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League, Adrian López scoring the only goal of the first leg in Spain to earn victory for a Villarreal side coached by Marcelino.

• However, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool went on to turn round the tie with a 3-0 success at Anfield, an early Bruno Soriano own goal (7) added to in the second half by Daniel Sturridge (63) and Adam Lallana (81).

• James Milner and Roberto Firmino started both legs for Liverpool, while Sergio Asenjo and Mario Gaspar were in the Villarreal team for the first game. Gaspar and substitute Manu Trigueros also featured at Anfield, when Asenjo was an unused replacement.

• Liverpool went on to lose to a Sevilla side coached by current Villarreal boss Unai Emery in the final