On April 28, Beijing time, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, with Henderson's goals of manufacturing Oolong and Mane, Liverpool defeated Villarreal 2-0 at home, and the hope of advancing to the final is very great!
Compared to the giant matchup between Manchester City and Real Madrid, Liverpool's opponents seem to be easier to deal with, but Villarreal has eliminated Juve and Bayern in succession, and has scored 3-0 and 1-1 away from home respectively, which is definitely the number one dark horse in the Champions League this season, and it cannot be taken lightly.
Sure enough, Liverpool, sitting at Anfield, encountered a huge challenge, that is, the opponent's iron barrel formation. Klopp's side laid siege to 67 percent possession and 12 shots on goal, but Mane and Salah missed the chance, and Thiago's long-range shot hit the upright and popped up – they were the teams with the most shots on goal in the first half of the Champions League since the 2003-04 season!
In the merseyside derby of the Last Round of the Premier League, Everton was the same routine, and Lampard's team put up a bus to stick to its own penalty area. However, Liverpool broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute and went down to the next city in the 85th minute. What about the game? The situation was similar: in the 53rd minute, Henderson's cross from the right caused Espini Juan's oolong, 1-0! The Premier League giants have finally taken the lead.
In the 55th minute, Salah went straight and Mane's right-footed shot into the net from inside the penalty area made it 2-0! With 2 goals in 133 seconds, Liverpool completely sealed the victory, replicating the Merseyside derby victory with the same score.
Liverpool have scored 2+ goals in 10 of their last 11 Champions League games and have scored 27 goals in the Champions League this season, second only to Bayern and Manchester City, and the attack is indeed excellent. At the same time, they also ended Villarreal's 5-game Unbeaten Champions League, fading the dark horse.
Compared to Manchester City's 4-3 Real Madrid, Klopp's 2-0 advantage is undoubtedly more obvious, and it is very promising to advance to the Champions League final this season! However, there is still suspense, after all, Huang Qian has beaten Juve 3-0 in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, who dares to say that they return to their home ceramic stadium and can not score 3 goals?