Liverpool take on the visitors Villarreal in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 27th Anfield (Liverpool).
Having beaten Manchester City last Saturday in the semi-finals, the Reds reached the decisive round of the FA Cup - where they will play against the Chelsea again. Of course, the main task is the fight in the Premier League. The citizens did not manage to win on the road, so they only need to win further in order to still reach the final 1st place. In parallel, there is a battlefor the Champions League. There, the Reds gave a 100% result in a difficult group, with Porto, Milan and Atlético. But in the playoffs, Klopp, consciously or not, uses a different tactic. Both Inter and Benfica were defeated on the road confidently: 2-0 and 3-1. In second legs at Anfield Liverpool were already slowing down, and even losing to the Italians - but still went further.
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After winning Europa League last season, Villarreal have reached the semi-finals of a more status tournament, the Champions League. Already the fact that it was possible to win 2nd place in the group, with a decisive victory in Bergamo over Atalanta, was a success. But the Spaniards saved the main sensations for the playoffs. First, the “yellow submarine”, having conceded the home leg already in the 1st minute, managed to get past Juventus - leveled at home, and on the road, t, then they scored three times against Szczensny. Approximately in the same way, playing mainly as the second number, the submariners managed to get past the Bayern. They managed to score and keep the handicap in Spain, and in Munich they did not flinch even after Lewandowski's goal, managing to level the score thanks to almost a single shot on target from Neuer's goal.
In 2016, the clubs met in the semi-final of the Europa League. Villarreal won minimally at home, but Liverpool at Anfield defeated the opponent, scoring 3 unanswered goals. In Liverpool only Firmino is questionable. Villarreal risks being left without both Moreno, and Alberto, and Gerard, as well as without Coquelin. Bookmakers have no doubt that Liverpool will win very confidently.
Prediction for the match: Liverpool to win with -1.5 handicap.
