In this round of champions league semi-finals, Liverpool beat the opponent Villarreal 2-0 at their home field, this result is not surprising, after all, the strength gap between the two teams is still not small, it is more interesting that the submarine can return to its home stadium to reverse the Reds, after all, there have been a lot of reversals in this season's Champions League knockout rounds. But from a very objective point of view, it is very difficult to have such a result again, because the state of mind, strength and condition of the two teams determine that it is difficult to have such a situation.
The two most exciting reversals in the Champions League this season came from Real Madrid, who reversed Paris Saint-Germain at home, although they scored key goals against Chelsea under extremely unfavorable circumstances, in the football world, people are willing to see such a wonderful reversal, so when Villarreal loses away, people also want to see them complete this feat.
The idea is good, and the idea of expecting a good game is understandable, but the reversal drama is difficult to play out on the 2 teams here this time. First of all, the gap in strength between these 2 teams is obvious to all, in fact, Villarreal can play until now it is very difficult, which is a miracle. In the first half of the Champions League knockout rounds, it is indeed easy to have some cold spots, and some strong teams are not prepared for the second-tier strong teams, which is why Bayern and Juventus were eliminated by Villarreal. But in the champions league semi-finals, it is really difficult to appear in the cold.
Judging from the first leg of the match between the two sides, the gap between the 2 teams is all-round. In this game, Liverpool's possession rate reached 73%, the number of shots on goal reached 19, and the number of shots on target was 5, while Villarreal had only 1 shot on goal and had not yet been corrected. The number of passes Liverpool reached 735, while the opponent only had 263, the key pass Liverpool had 17, and the opponent only had 1, it can be said that from the data point of view, this is simply not a level of the team. Villarreal, who is back at home, may not be so passive, but it is clear that the huge difference in strength between the two sides cannot be reversed.
Secondly, Liverpool's Champions League knockout record this season is better than home, the previous 2 rounds of matches, Liverpool are the first to play away, they beat Benfica and Inter Milan away, but after returning to the home they and Benfica drew, but directly lost to Inter Milan, of course, there is another factor in this result is that the team won first away, resulting in excessive relaxation at home. But these 2 rounds of matches can also show a result, that is, the team's away combat effectiveness and attention are stronger than at home.
In such a situation, perhaps Villarreal can use the home advantage to take advantage of the opponent, but don't fantasize that he can really achieve a reversal on the opponent. In fact, the foreseeable overall trend of the next leg is still Liverpool's total suppression, the Champions League cancelled the away goal, and there is no need to worry too much for the strong teams.
In addition, the morale of Liverpool is very strong now. At present, Liverpool has won the League Cup, the FA Cup has reached the final, the Champions League has reached the final four, and the league continues to put pressure on Manchester City, it should be noted that liverpool do not occupy the initiative in the current league. That is to say, on the basis of the idea of retaining the four champions, Liverpool is actually more likely to get the FA Cup and the Champions League, rather than the league, which requires the team to pay more attention to the Champions League at that time.
In terms of Liverpool's situation, their stability may be a little worse than Manchester City in a long-term event like the league, but this team has a lot of very creative players, which allows them to easily play unexpected results in a tournament like the Cup. Therefore, from the perspective of game task allocation, the current Liverpool should pay more attention to and pay attention to the FA Cup and the Champions League, because according to the situation of Manchester City, it may be difficult for them to make mistakes, so the current Liverpool will pay more attention to the Champions League.
And if Liverpool reach the final, they will face the winners of Manchester City and Real Madrid, and these two teams will not be afraid of Klopp. They once played against Real Madrid in the Champions League final, and many of the real Madrid players are no longer in the team, especially Ramos injured Salah at the beginning, which once caused controversy, and the hero of the year, Bale, is now in no state, Klopp and his disciples must also face this game with a strong sense of revenge, so it is very likely that Liverpool will beat Real Madrid.
If you face Manchester City, although the opponent and the team strength gap is not large, even slightly stronger, but liverpool has beaten Guardiola's Manchester City in the Champions League knockout round before, and this season the 2 teams in the league meeting the Reds are not behind, so no matter who they face in the final, Liverpool have a psychological advantage, in such an emotion and morale, they are easy to play a wonderful result.