On May 4, Beijing time, the second leg of the first match of the Champions League semi-final ended, and Liverpool reversed Villarreal 3-2 to eliminate the opponent with a 5-2 aggregate score to advance to the final. This game has set a number of records, so let's take stock.
1. In the opening 3rd minute, Dia blitzed and Villarreal scored on target in the last 6 Champions League shots, scoring 3 goals away from Juve, 1 goal each away from Home and away from Bayern, and 1 goal at home to Liverpool today.
2. Conceded at the opening 2:51, Liverpool conceded a goal in the Champions League since the opening 1:57 against Manchester City in April 2018.
3. It was also Villarreal's third-fastest goal in the Champions League, behind Fran (44-second goal against Inter Milan in 2006) and Danjuma (2:29 against Atalanta in 2021).
4. In the 41st minute, Capue assisted Coquelin's goal, and this season's Champions League has contributed 2 goals and 3 assists, participating in 5 goals, second only to Danjuma's 8 goals and Herard's 6 goals.
5. In the first half, Liverpool only had three chances to touch the ball inside the opposing penalty area, the minimum first half record in all competitions this season.
6. In the 62nd minute, Salah assisted Fabinho's goal, making 46 appearances in all competitions this season, contributing 30 goals and 15 assists, participating in 45 goals.
7. Fabinho scored his first Champions League goal since joining Liverpool, the last time he scored in the Champions League was against Manchester City in March 2017, when he played for Monaco.
8. In the 67th minute, Arnold assisted Díaz's goal, adding up the season's five major leagues, champions league and Europa League, with 15 assists tied for third only to Muller with 21 and Mbappe with 19.
9. In the 74th minute, Mane went down again, scoring 15 goals in the Champions League, surpassing Drogba with 14 goals to become the african player with the most goals in the history of the Champions League.
10. Mane scored four goals in the Champions League semi-finals, surpassing Wijnaldum to become liverpool's all-time champions league semi-final goal scorer.
11. Rulli conceded three mistakes in the Champions League this season, conceding two goals in a single game, becoming the first person after Karius.
12. Liverpool have scored 139 goals in all competitions this season, setting a new goal record in a single season in team history.
13. Klopp led the team to the Champions League final for the fourth time in his coaching career, equalling the records of Lippi, Ferguson and Ancelotti.
14. Liverpool reached the Champions League final for the 10th time in their history, being the fourth team to reach double digits, behind Real Madrid with 16 times and AC Milan and Bayern with 11 times.