3rd May 2022 – 21:00, Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal
Villarreal will take on Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals second-leg match. The home side has the tough task of turning around the result, while the visitors want to seal their place in the battle for the trophy.
Villarreal Preview & Team News
Villarreal will be looking for an improved result here after the 2:1 La Liga losing effort in their last game against Alaves. That was their second straight defeat after losing 2:0 at Anfield last week. It has been seldom in recent times that Villarreal hasn’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Villarreal has seen their defense breached in 5 of their previous six games, giving up seven goals during that time. The Yellow Submarine needs to implement the attacking approach to get back into the tie. There aren’t many selection issues, with just the lone fitness concern for the Villarreal manager Unai Emery to contend with due to a largely intact set of players. Alberto Moreno (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) is out of contention.
Liverpool Preview & Team News
Liverpool heads into the encounter following on from a 1:0 Premier League win with the eclipse of Newcastle United in their last fixture. The Reds continued their title race with Manchester City, who is one point ahead. Over the course of their last half-dozen clashes, Liverpool has amassed a tally of 15 goals. Liverpool has also scored on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen five goals scored by their opponents. The visitors have a solid 2:0 advantage, which they want to keep intact in Villarreal. Owing to an otherwise available group of players, there’s only one fitness worry for the Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp to be concerned with. Roberto Firmino (Foot Injury) misses out on this game.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
Liverpool has been in a better momentum, and we expect them to confirm their spot in the Champions League finals. The Reds should beat Villarreal in the second leg as well.
Goals Market Prediction
The visitors have been pretty disciplined in the back recently, managing to keep the clean sheet on the previous four occasions. Therefore, we don’t expect many goals in this game, which should stay under a 2.5 margin.
Villarreal vs Liverpool
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