Liverpool eye Champions League final after beating Villarreal
Al JazeeraJurgen Klopp warned that Liverpool must remain “on alert” despite putting one foot in the Champions League final with a dominant 2-0 win over Villarreal in the first leg of their semi-final tie at Anfield. Two goals in two minutes undid Villarreal boss Unai Emery’s defensive game plan on Wednesday as Pervis Estupinan deflected Jordan Henderson’s cross into his own net before Sadio Mane slotted in a second. It is truly a golden era pic.twitter.com/q3tbwwbBYS — DaveOCKOP April 27, 2022 Barring a huge upset when the sides meet again in southern Spain in six days’ time, Liverpool’s season will finish with a third Champions League final in five seasons in Paris on May 28. I want to show we are capable of playing a different game at home.” The goals came early in the second half – and within 133 seconds of each other – as Villarreal left-back Estupinan unwittingly deflected a cross by Henderson into his own net in the 53rd minute, with goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli only managing to tip a looping ball into his own net.