In the middle of this week, the Champions League semi-final is about to usher in the first leg of the match, liverpool sit at home to face Villarreal, will start at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 28. This is the first time the two teams have met in the Champions League, compared to Villarreal's 2nd promotion to the top 4, Liverpool is already the 12th time, the previous 11 times there have been 9 times to advance to the final, the promotion rate is 82%, coupled with the overall strength of the dominant, Liverpool is generally optimistic.
According to German transfer information, Liverpool's entire team is worth 901 million euros, and Villarreal's entire team is worth 383 million euros, which is the lowest value of the top 4 teams and is also regarded as a dark horse.
Compared to Liverpool, who is the six Champions League champions, Villarreal has only reached the champions league semi-finals once before, the last time was in the 2005-2006 season, when he was eliminated by Arsenal and missed the final.
Previously, in the quarter-finals, Liverpool won 3-1 away from home, returned to the home court 3-3 by Benfica to draw, the aggregate score of 6-4 promotion, Villarreal won 1-0 at home, to the 1-1 away draw with Bayern, the total score of 2-1 pass.
According to statistics, this is the third time the two teams have met in Europe, and the previous two times have been in the Europa League. In the 2015-16 Europa League semi-finals, Villarreal won 1-0 at home in the first leg, and Liverpool returned home to win 3-0 in the second leg, reversing to advance to the final, and was finally defeated by Sevilla under Emery, missing the Europa League.
Now Liverpool have played against the team coached by Emery for the first time in 6 years, and how they have performed has attracted much attention. In the previous 11 champions league semi-finals, Liverpool has passed 9 times, with a promotion rate of 82%, and finally won the championship six times, and now advances to the Champions League semi-finals for the 12th time, plus the league cup semi-finals and FA Cup semi-finals at the same time, which is also the first time in Liverpool's history.
So far this season, Liverpool has won the League Cup, the FA Cup has reached the final, will compete with Chelsea for the title, the Premier League, behind Manchester City by 1 point, ranked second, there is a chance to win the championship, manager Klopp has the hope of becoming the first English team in history to lead Liverpool to win 4 consecutive titles in a single season, the opportunity is in front of them, see how to cherish and fight.
Liverpool's home game this time has a strong confidence. With 12 consecutive home wins in the Premier League this season, it is not difficult to beat Villarreal as normal.