Liverpool took control of their Champions League semi-final with Villarreal with a deserved first-leg win at Anfield.
The Reds finally broke through when Jordan Henderson’s cross was deflected in by Villarreal’s Pervis Estupinan.
Sadio Mane doubled the lead when he poked home Mohamed Salah’s pass.
Thiago hit the post and Fabinho and Andy Robertson had goals disallowed for offside in a win that should have been by more goals.
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Liverpool
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Squad number8Player nameKeïta -
Squad number12Player nameGomez -
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
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Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Villarreal
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Squad number13Player nameRulli
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Squad number8Player nameFoyth
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Squad number3Player nameAlbiol
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Squad number4Player nameTorres
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Squad number12Player nameEstupiñán
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Squad number17Player nameLo Celso
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Squad number6Player nameCapoue
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Squad number5Player nameParejo
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Squad number19Player nameCoquelin
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Squad number11Player nameChukwueze
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Squad number15Player nameDanjuma
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Squad number9Player namePaco Alcácer
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Squad number14Player nameManu Trigueros
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Squad number16Player nameDia
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Squad number24Player namePedraza
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Squad number25Player nameAurier
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forGomezat 81′minutes
- 5Konaté
- 4van DijkBooked at 32mins
- 26Robertson
- 14HendersonSubstituted forKeïtaat 72′minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 11Salah
- 10ManéSubstituted forJotaat 73′minutes
- 23DíazSubstituted forOrigiat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Milner
- 8Keïta
- 12Gomez
- 13Adrián
- 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 18Minamino
- 20Jota
- 27Origi
- 32Matip
- 46R Williams
- 62Kelleher
- 67Elliott
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Rulli
- 8Foyth
- 3Albiol
- 4Torres
- 12EstupiñánBooked at 47minsSubstituted forTrigueros Muñozat 72′minutes
- 17Lo CelsoBooked at 62mins
- 6Capoue
- 5ParejoSubstituted forAurierat 72′minutes
- 19CoquelinSubstituted forPedrazaat 57′minutes
- 11ChukwuezeSubstituted forDiaat 72′minutes
- 15DanjumaSubstituted forAlcácerat 86′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Asenjo
- 2Pérez Martínez
- 9Alcácer
- 10Iborra
- 14Trigueros Muñoz
- 16Dia
- 20Peña
- 22Mandi
- 23Gómez Bardonado
- 24Pedraza
- 25Aurier
- 35Jörgensen
- Referee:
- Szymon Marciniak
- Attendance:
- 51,586
Live Text
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Match ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.
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Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.
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Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
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Serge Aurier (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
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Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
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Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Boulaye Dia (Villarreal).
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Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
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Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
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Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
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Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
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Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Fabinho.
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Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
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Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
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Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
Reference-www.bbc.co.uk