In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League semi-final began, and Liverpool sat at home to face Villarreal.
Liverpool vs Villarreal, the match is highlighted as follows:
First: two-team situation! Liverpool eliminated Benfica 6-4 on aggregate in the Champions League quarter-finals to advance to the tournament, while Villarreal eliminated title favourite Bayern 2-1 on aggregate to advance. In the last round of the league, Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 at home, consuming a lot of physical energy; Villarreal beat Valencia 2-0 at home.
Second: The Red Army attacked a tough battle, and Huang Qian defended and counterattacked! Liverpool have just played a tough battle in the Merseyside derby, with Origi's "koi" attribute to beat the relegation team Everton, and now Liverpool are facing Villarreal at Anfield Stadium, which will once again test Liverpool's ability to tackle tough problems. Villarreal, as the dark horse of the Champions League, will definitely choose to defend the counterattack against Liverpool away from home, and Danjuma will be the flashpoint of Huang Qian's counterattack. Liverpool's large-scale attack at the same time, need to prevent Huang Qian from playing a quick counterattack, this set of tactics has successfully killed Bayern, who is not weaker than Liverpool. Huang Potential rotated some of the main players in la Liga last round, Zhu Danma was also replaced in advance, and Liverpool and Everton played until the end to solve the battle, the players in Liverpool were not dominant physically, and liverpool had to play away to Newcastle this weekend, and today's Magpies are not easy to deal with, Liverpool are now facing a three-tier title (FA Cup + Premier League + Champions League), which is the biggest problem left for Klopp.
Third: Klopp PK Emery! Klopp is one of the top three coaches in world football and his prowess has proven, but Emery is also the king of cup competitions, having led his team to the Europa League four times, and Emery is particularly good at playing cup knockouts. Two famous marshals meet to see who can defeat the enemy tactically?
The two sides have met nearly 3 times, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and the two sides are difficult to distinguish.
Injury situations on both sides: Liverpool have Firmino; Villarreal has Moreno (left-back), Pino, Gerald Moreno (striker). If huang qian's main striker is absent, then it will be more determined to fight a counterattack, and Dutch forward Zhu Danma will single-handedly break forward.