25/05 - 15:00
Liverpool triumphed over Villarreal in a close win on Tuesday, 2x3, in a match relating to the semi-finals of Liga dos Campeões. In this competition, Villarreal's team came from a defeat, and Liverpool's team came from a win.
Boulaye Dia opened the score in the 3rd minute, with a right-foot shot inside the penalty area. After 40 minutes, Francis Coquelin fired home Villarreal's second goal, through a header inside the box, assisted by Étienne Capoue.
Sub Luis Díaz, after the break, changed the course of the game. After 62 minutes, Fabinho struck for Liverpool, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty area, laid on by Mohamed Salah. With 67 minutes on the clock, Luis Díaz strucked the second goal for Liverpool's team, through a header, with Alexander-Arnold making the assist. In the 74th minute, Sadio Mané scored the last goal of the match. In the final minutes of the game, Villarreal's team saw Étienne Capoue get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.
With this result, Liverpool are through to the next round of the competition. With regard to the next fixture, Jürgen Klopp's team .
| Villarreal | Liverpool | |||
| 8 | 1 | Shots | 2 | 7 |
1 | Shots on target | 1 | ||
3 | Total Tackles | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
8 | Ball steals | 8 | ||
| 8 | 37 | Total Passes | 53 | 7 |
| 8 | 28 | Passes Completed | 43 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | Saves | - | |
| 7 | 4 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 5 | 7 |
