Liverpool take on visitors Villarreal in the second leg of Europa League semifinals. The match is taking place at legendary Anfield in Thursday, May 5th.
Liverpool are 8th in the Premier League standings with 55 points after 35 matches and 59-48 aggregate goal difference in these matches. Klopp’s team lost their recent league match to Swansea on the road 1-3 but the manager used some of the benchers in this match. Liverpool lost the first leg in Spain, conceding late decider on the 2nd minute of added time, showing nice football and being an equal opponent to the hosts. Klopp’s men show solid results at Anfield with only one defeat in 15 matches in 2016 with 7 wins and 7 draws. Liverpool won all three of the Europa League home legs (1-0 over Augsburg, 2-0 over the United and 4-3 over Borussia Dortmund).
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Villarreal sit comfortably on the fourth place in the Primera standings and have clinched the place in the Champions League for the next season. The Yellow Submarine have 64 points after 36 matches with 44-31 aggregate goal difference. The Spanish side aren’t that confident of the road with 4 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats in 14 away matches in 2016. Villarreal are unbeaten in three matches in away legs of the Europa League knockout phase (draws with Napoli, 1-1, and Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 and the win at Prague over Sparta 4-2).
Villarreal have advantage after the first leg due to late match winning goal at own stadium but Liverpool proved they are able to come from behind against any tough opponents and should be able to beat the visiting side with support of home fans.
Prediction for the match: Liverpool to win.