In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League final four ended the second match, Liverpool defeated Villarreal 2-0 at home, coupled with Manchester City's 4-3 home victory over Real Madrid, the Premier League double won collectively, and the final match was about to come out in advance.
Manchester City narrowly beat Real Madrid 4-3 at home. In this game, the two teams staged a goal battle, with Manchester City leading Real Madrid 2-1 in the first half and two goals each scoring in the second half, and finally kicking a crazy 4-3 score, equaling the Champions League semi-final single-game goal record.
Liverpool beat Villarreal 3-1 at home. In the second half, Henderson struck a ball at Villarreal's player before Mane scored to help Liverpool win 2-0.
Now that the first leg of the Champions League Final Four is over, we can look ahead to the final matchup. Let's talk about the showdown between Manchester City and Real Madrid, Manchester City won 4-3 at home in the first leg, holding a 1-goal lead, and now UEFA has cancelled the away goal rule, so after Real Madrid scored 3 goals away, it was impossible to eliminate Manchester City 1-0 at home, and the total score was tied into extra time.
Now Manchester City has won three consecutive Champions League victories over Real Madrid, and the advantages of the two teams have undergone a major reversal. Manchester City's squad is very strong, the bench lineup is stronger than Real Madrid, before going to Madrid against Atletico, Manchester City fell into a passive situation and still maintained zero goals conceded, and finally eliminated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on aggregate, so Manchester City is more likely to advance to the final. In addition, data agencies predicted in advance that the probability of Manchester City reaching the final was as high as 80%.
Let's talk about the match between Liverpool and Villarreal. Liverpool's paper strength is far better than Villarreal, compared to Bayern's procrastination, Liverpool will not, this season in the Champions League is very stable, now the home win occupies the opportunity, Villarreal back at home is almost difficult to turn over, after all, there is not so hard power as a base.
Therefore, the Champions League final is most likely to be Manchester City vs Liverpool. In the 2019 Champions League final, Liverpool played against Tottenham Hotspur, and finally Liverpool won, followed by the 2021 Champions League final, Manchester City vs Chelsea, and finally Chelsea won, and the Champions League final may achieve 4 years and 3 times staged the Premier League civil war.