Champions League
Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal: superiority and qualifying lead for the final
Liverpool were ahead of Villarreal, missing chances and conceding two goals in two minutes (own goals from Pervis Estupinian and Santio Mane from the scorers) to take a 2-0 lead in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals.
Liverpool beat me 2-0 Villarreal at Anfield for the first Champions League semi-final between the two sides, a result unfair to her in relation to her image throughout the game.
Pervis Estoupinian’s own goal in the 53rd minute and Santio Mane’s goal in the 55th minute sealed the Reds’ victory against a side who ended the game on two last tries.
On Tuesday in “Theramika” everything will be evaluated for a place in the final of “Stand de France”.
Jurgen Klopp favored Luis Dias to flank Mohamed Salah and Santio Mane in attack, while Andrew Robertson played without regular support on the left due to the absence of Costas Tsimikas (unavailable from Tuesday). Unai Emery favored a quarterback in defense and Danny Parejo and Etienne Capu to become additional stoppers from defensive midfielders, closing most of the corridors to Geronimo Ruli’s home.
As expected, the first half was one-sided, but Liverpool didn’t have the huge chances that should match their dominance of the field. The shots from Mane and Salah weren’t that alarming, while some breaks like that for Pau Torres’ injury gave the ‘yellow sub’ a breather.
The best moment in this phase was a long-range shot by trained Thiago Alcantara, the ball hit Ruli’s right crossbar.
In part two, Emery ordered his two central midfielders to step up a bit more and give up some of their suspense duties. The ball had landed in Ruli’s net three times within 10 minutes of the cross. The first didn’t count because Virgil van Dyke was flagged for offside, but in the 53rd minute Jordan Henderson’s cross from the right saw the ball touch Pervis Estupinian’s foot and almost neutralized Rowley to make it 1-0. Two minutes later, great team action resulted in Salah’s first assist of the year and Mane’s 31st career goal at the tournament.
One extreme, Alfonso Pedratha, was Emery’s first move, who brought on a striker, Boulagie Dia, after 70 minutes. Klopp “refreshed” his team with Nabi Keita and Diogo Zota without getting any reaction from the Spaniards. Indeed, Andy Robertson also sent the ball into the net but the Scottish defender was ruled offside.
Even towards the end of the game, the guests were unable to get the ball on their feet and attack consistently. Their second final came in 87′ with a poor shot from Boulage Dia and Liverpool seemed happy with the situation, if not entirely with the result. The two teams met on May 3rd in “Theramika” and everything is open.
LIVERPOOL: Allison, Alexander Arnold (81′ Gomez), Van Dyke, Conate, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson (72′ Keita), Fambino, Salah, Mane (73′ Zota), Dias (81′ Origi)
ΒΙΓΙΑΡΕΑΛ: Ruli, Foit, Albiol, Torres, Estupinian (72′ Triggeros), Chukueze (72′ Dia), Parejo (72′ Orie), Kapou, Coquelin (57′ Pedratha), Lo Celso, Danzuma (86′ Alcather)
The first semi-final of the Champions League
The second semi-final of the Champions League
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We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.
This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.
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Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.
In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.
Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.
It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.
Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.
Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.
If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.
Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage
(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)
UEFA Club Rankings 2026
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Champions League
Pedri commented on the new format of the Champions League: An unexpected look from a football player
Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
Source: Sport UA
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Earlier, English Manchester City played a match against French Monaco in a new round of the UEFA Champions League.
After the match, the head coach of the “Locals” Pep Guardiola commented on the performance of the powerful team.
“In football you can always perform better – and this is the result. Our game today was very good in many ways. And step by step we will improve our results.”
Ale mi gave many speeches today in the right way. We created many scoring opportunities and found Phil Foden active in the first half. Most Gravians played at a fairly high level.
Previously, they did not let their opponents create anything, but created the chances themselves. We adapted very well to the superniks and played very well. This is my opinion.
If you get a good match on the right side, of course you have to… Today we got a great ball, that’s all I can tell you right away.
Holland? It’s really good. He plays to score goals. He struggled with three centre-backs and two supporting defenders in front of him, and it wasn’t easy for his partners to know that. Ale, we can work hard to score goals.
Tse bula spravdi garna gra. We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t defend perfectly against a free kick, which would have been quite a few, and we conceded a penalty, which was awarded when the ball hit the first one… well, that’s it.
Referee? “I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” said the Spanish footballer.
In the coming round, English Manchester City will visit Spanish Villarreal.
Source: Football UA
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