Villarreal may have reached the end of their impressive Champions League run after Liverpool beat them 2-0 in the first leg of this semi-final at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Unai Emery’s team have eliminated Juventus and Bayern Munich to reach this level and they know they have underacheived.<\/p>\n
True to Jurgen Klopp’s words, Liverpool did not underrate them in the first leg and that helped the Reds to make win 2-0.<\/p>\n
Like they say, this game is still finely balanced and it is just the first half that has been played.<\/p>\n
Villarreal know Liverpool would be a tough nut to crack and the Reds showed in that first leg that they will do all they can to win a match.<\/p>\n
Emery will be hard at work to ensure his team earn the win, but overturning a 2-0 deficit against a defence that has Virgil van Dijk, is almost wishful thinking.<\/p>\n
Liverpool has faced Villarreal three times before now and have won two, while losing one.<\/p>\n
That loss was at the home of the Yellow Submarines and they will be careful not to suffer another defeat in this game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Villarreal may have reached the end of their impressive Champions League run after Liverpool beat them 2-0 in the first leg of this semi-final at Anfield. Unai Emery’s team have eliminated Juventus and Bayern Munich to reach this level and they know they have underacheived. True to Jurgen Klopp’s words, Liverpool did not underrate them in the first leg and that helped the Reds to make win 2-0. Like they say, this game is still finely balanced and it is just the first half that has been played. Villarreal know Liverpool would be a tough nut to crack and the Reds showed in that first leg that they will do all they can to win a match. Emery will be hard at work to ensure his team earn the win, but overturning a 2-0 deficit against a defence that has Virgil van Dijk, is almost wishful thinking. Liverpool has faced Villarreal three times before now and have won two, while losing one. That loss was at the home of the Yellow Submarines and they will be careful not to suffer another defeat in this game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,13,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","category-football","category-match-preview"],"yoast_head":"\n