In the early morning of this morning Beijing time, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool defeated Villarreal 2-0 at home.
Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal
In the 42nd minute, Conat crossed the field and Thiago's long-range shot hit the left upright.
In the 50th minute, Liverpool's cross from the right corner was met by Mane and Van Dijk's headers, and Fabinho scored, but Van Dijk was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 53rd minute, Salah split the ball, Henderson's cross from the right was rubbed into the far corner by Estubinián, and Liverpool took a 1-0 lead!
In the 55th minute, Salah arced the ball and sent a straight plug through Paul Torres crotch, Mane poked a shot into the goal, and Liverpool took a 2-0 lead!
Salah and Mane scored seven goals in the Champions League assisting each other, equaling the Champions League scoring record for English teams (Rooney and Giggs, Salah and Firmino both scored seven goals).
Mane tied Drogba's Champions League knockout record (14 goals). Mane scored all 14 goals for Liverpool, and in the Champions League knockout table for England, he tied Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, second only to Chelsea's Lampard (15 goals).
Mane scored his 20th goal in all competitions this season, becoming the third Liverpool player of the season to score 20+ goals in all competitions after Salah (30 goals) and Jota (21 goals).
In the 64th minute, Alexander-Arnold's cross from the right was met by Robertson's back-post shot, but Robertson was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the end, Liverpool beat Villarreal 2-0 at home. Liverpool have already won nine games in the Champions League this season, setting a record for the number of European wins in a single season in team history (excluding play-offs).
Villarreal made one shot on goal and did not get it right, and Alisson also kept three consecutive clean sheets in all competitions, with only two saves in those three games (1 for Manchester United and Everton).
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