Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 SEMI FINALS
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Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Dennis Higler
- Referee Hessel Steegstra
- Referee Jan de Vries
- Referee Danny Makkelie
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Liverpool FC H 2–3 L 30 Apr Deportivo Alaves A 1–2 L 27 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 19 Apr Valencia CF H 2–0 W 16 Apr Getafe CF A 2–1 W 12 Apr FC Bayern Munchen A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Villarreal CF A 3–2 W 30 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W 27 Apr Villarreal CF H 2–0 W 24 Apr Everton FC H 2–0 W 19 Apr Manchester United FC H 4–0 W 16 Apr Manchester City FC A 3–2 W Season Stats
Villarreal CF Liverpool FC #35 Position #3 1 Points 18 8 Played 8 0 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2 5 Scored 20 18 Conceded 8 -13 GD +12 0.13 PPG 2.25 0% Win % 75% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonVillarreal CF are 35th (1 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio de la Ceramica that hosts another battle between Villarreal CF and Liverpool FC.
- 3' Villarreal CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Boulaye Dia on 3.
- 4' Boulaye Dia with the second goal in the match!
- 9' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 14' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for James Milner suffering a number of foals already.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 34' Paco Alcacer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 393 games and scored 449 goals.
- 41' GOAL! Francis Coquelin scores on 41.
- 46' Luis Diaz is replacing Diogo Jota for the Liverpool FC side.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 62' GOAL! Fabinho scores on 62. Assisted by Mohamed Salah
- 63' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
- 67' What a strike from Luis Diaz! The score is 3-2.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Alfonso Pedraza. He replaces Francis Coquelin on 68 minute.
- 69' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Francis Coquelin by Alfonso Pedraza on 69 minute.
- 74' Goal! Sadio Mane scores his 110 goal in 395 matches.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 79' The whistle greets Pervis Estupinan as he departs to be replaced by Trigueros.
- 80' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Albiol is replaced by Serge Aurier.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Kostas Tsimikas. He replaces Andrew Robertson on 81 minute.
- 81' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Giovani Lo Celso gets a Yellow card.
- 84' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Milner is hanging Fabinho on the field on 84 minute.
- 85' Pau Torres was booked on 85.
- 86' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
- Another three points for Liverpool FC.
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Villarreal CF
Starting XI- 6
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Albiol ↓ Serge Aurier 80'
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Pervis Estupinan ↓ Trigueros 79'
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Boulaye Dia ↓ Paco Alcacer 80'
Bench- 23
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Serge Aurier ↑ 80'
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Paco Alcacer ↑ 80'
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Alfonso Pedraza ↑ 68'
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Trigueros ↑ 79'
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Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 68'
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Coach Unai EmeryLiverpool FC
Starting XI- 1
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Fabinho ↓ James Milner 84'
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Naby Keita ↓ Jordan Henderson 80'
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Diogo Jota ↓ Luis Diaz 46'
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Thiago Alcantara ↓ Curtis Jones 80'
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Bench-
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Jordan Henderson ↑ 80'
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James Milner ↑ 84'
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Curtis Jones ↑ 80'
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Kostas Tsimikas ↑ 80'
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Luis Diaz ↑ 46'
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Coach Jurgen Klopp -
Villarreal CF Form