Champions League
First against Anfield for Liverpool and Villarreal against the backdrop of the final in Paris
Liverpool and Villarreal are ready for the first game against the semi-finals of the Champions League, both hoping for a good result at Anfield, which will give them an advantage in view of the rematch of “Theramika” against the backdrop of the grand final.
Six years after their first meeting in the Europa League semi-finals in 2016 (England got a ticket to the final where they lost the trophy to Sevilla in Klopp’s first season on their bench), Liverpool and Villarreal are now counting down to their second meeting. with the stakes much higher now.
This is because they are up against the best football team in the world, with Liverpool chasing their third appearance in a Champions League final in the last five years and Villarreal chasing a second consecutive final after last year’s Europa League in which they even beat Manchester United The Champions League, their story.
“I had a lot of respect for Villarreal and Unai Emery but now that I’ve analyzed it I can say it’s an incredible team. A coach with an obsession with details, different ways of pressing and reacting, really incredible. “
“Bayern and Juventus may have underestimated it somewhere, but that won’t happen to us.”emphasized Jurgen Klopp in his pre-match press conference, with Unai Emery noting:
“Liverpool now know what to expect as we’ve already ruled out two giants like Juventus and Bayern. They know it won’t be an easy task. They feel favoured, but they have respect for us.”
It’s the best Liverpool I’ve ever seen. “It’s an added incentive for us to win the best Liverpool ever.”
The possible eleven:
LIVERPOOL: Allison, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dyke, Conate, Robertson, Henderson, Fambino, Thiago, Salah, Mane, Dias
VILLAREA: Ruli, Foit, Albiol, Torres, Estupinian, Parejo, Kapou, Coquelin, Lo Celso, Gerard Moreno, Danzuma
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