In the early morning of Wednesday and Thursday, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final is about to start in full swing, and the match between Liverpool and Villarreal will take the lead in the match, which will start at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 4, and Liverpool will play away. After a 2-0 home win over Villarreal in the first leg, Liverpool advanced to the final with one foot and went all out to beat the seventh Champions League title in the team's history.
This is the first time the two teams have met in the Champions League, and the previous meeting was in the semi-finals of the 2015-16 Europa League, where Liverpool eliminated Villarreal 3-1 on aggregate to advance to the final, but unfortunately lost to Sevilla under Emery and missed the title.
In the middle of last week, Liverpool won a 2-0 home game, taking advantage of the promotion opportunity and turning the game into a one-sided, and Villarreal returned to the home court to turn over.
According to statistics, Liverpool have only lost 2 of their 56 matches this season, respectively, the Premier League 2-3 away defeat to West Ham United and the Premier League away to Leicester City 0-1, the Champions League has not lost a game, which is one of Liverpool's confidences.
In addition, from the first game of the season 3-0 victory over Norwich, to the 1-0 Premier League victory over Newcastle last weekend, Liverpool won the 42nd victory in all competitions of the season, setting a record for a single season win in 129 years in the history of the team's top league clubs, second only to Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United.
According to the schedule, Liverpool still have 6 games, if they reach the Champions League final, it will be 7, and the total win situation will still not be able to break the record of 50 wins set by Manchester City in the 2018-19 season.
Liverpool are now on the rise, and even Manchester City can't win, not to mention Villarreal, who is in a downward position. In order to achieve a reversal, Villarreal rotated the starting eight in La Liga last weekend, and finally lost 1-2 to the bottom of the alaves, sacrificing the league goal in exchange for the Champions League reversal, whether it can be done is another matter.
Having previously qualified for the Champions League semi-finals 11 times, Liverpool have advanced to the final nine times, with a promotion rate of 82%, and finally won the title six times, and now there is no factor that can prevent Liverpool from advancing to the Champions League final.
The last time Liverpool won the title was in 2019, when they beat Tottenham In the final. After a lapse of three years, Liverpool once again see hope of hitting the title and have the opportunity to become the first English team to win four consecutive titles (Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup) in a single season.