Liverpool vs Villarreal 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals
Liverpool take major step towards Champions League final with win vs. Villarreal
Liverpool claimed a dominant 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League semifinal first leg at Anfield on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 32': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Villarreal 0.
- 47': Pervis Estupiñán (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Own Goal by Pervis Estupiñán, Villarreal. Liverpool 1, Villarreal 0.
- 55': Goal! Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 57': Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Francis Coquelin because of an injury.
- 62': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Villarreal. Serge Aurier replaces Daniel Parejo.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
- 86': Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,586
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,586
Statistics
 VIL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 26.6 | Possession | 73.4 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 180 | Accurate Passes | 654 |
| 271 | Passes | 740 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 36 | Clearances | 6 |
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 |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 12 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 19 | Francis Coquelin |
| 17 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| 15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
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