Villarreal CF vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 SEMI FINALS
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Overview
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
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 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 Bodø/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 København 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 München 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).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Estadio de la Ceramica. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 3' Villarreal CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Boulaye Dia on 3.
- 4' Goal! Boulaye Dia scores his 68 goal in 420 matches.
- 9' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
- 14' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alisson Becker made 409 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 34' Kostas Tsimikas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 39' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 41' GOAL! Francis Coquelin scores on 41.
- 46' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Diogo Jota is replaced by Luis Diaz.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 62' GOAL! Fabinho scores on 62. Assisted by Mohamed Salah
- 63' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
- 67' GOAL! Luis Diaz scores on 67. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 68' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 68 minute. Francis Coquelin leaves to be changed by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 69' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Francis Coquelin by Alfonso Pedraza on 69 minute.
- 74' What an equalizer from Sadio Mane!
- 77' Liverpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 79' The whistle greets Pervis Estupinan as he departs to be replaced by Trigueros.
- 80' Serge Aurier has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albiol on 80 minute.
- 81' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Andrew Robertson is replaced by Kostas Tsimikas on 81 minute.
- 81' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 84' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Fabinho departs to be replaced by James Milner.
- 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pau Torres.
- 86' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a Red card on 86.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Villarreal CF.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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3
Albiol ↓ Serge Aurier 80'
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12
Pervis Estupinan ↓ Trigueros 79'
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16
Boulaye Dia ↓ Paco Alcacer 80'
Bench
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25
Serge Aurier ↑ 80'
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9
Paco Alcacer ↑ 80'
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24
Alfonso Pedraza ↑ 68'
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- 2
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14
Trigueros ↑ 79'
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Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 68'
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Coach Unai EmeryLiverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
- 11
- 66
- 26
- 4
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3
Fabinho ↓ James Milner 84'
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8
Naby Keita ↓ Jordan Henderson 80'
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20
Diogo Jota ↓ Luis Diaz 46'
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6
Thiago Alcantara ↓ Curtis Jones 80'
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Bench
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14
Jordan Henderson ↑ 80'
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- 27
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James Milner ↑ 84'
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- 32
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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 -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sadio Mane 3 Boulaye Dia 2 Fabinho 1 Luis Diaz 1 Francis Coquelin 1 Jordan Henderson 1 Pervis Estupinan 1 Villarreal CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.93 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.75 Liverpool FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Liverpool FC to win 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.68Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 34%Draw or Liverpool FC 85%Villarreal CF or Liverpool FC 81%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 9.6%1 – 2 8.7%0 – 3 8.5%1 – 3 7.8%1 – 1 7.2%0 – 1 6.8%0 – 4 5.8%1 – 4 5.4%2 – 2 4%2 – 3 Actual0 – 0 3.7%0 – 5 3.2%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 2% 97% -1.5 3% — 97% -1 3% 7% 90% -0.5 10% — 90% +0.5 26% — 74% +1 26% 20% 54% +1.5 46% — 54% +2 46% 21% 33% +2.5 67% — 33% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.