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Get a report of the Villarreal vs. Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Semifinals football match.

I'm sure it'll be a good game," Alexander-Arnold said. "We never tend to make these Champions League semis easy for ourselves," Alexander-Arnold said. Liverpool were left frustrated throughout the remainder of the first half -- failing to get a single shot on target -- and saw Villarreal double their lead just before the break when Francis Coquelin scored from an exquisite glancing header to level the tie on aggregate.

Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio ...

And then Fabinho fired in, latching onto a Salah pass and shooting early through the legs of Rulli, who seemed to have expected the cross. Liverpool looked like a team smarting from a scolding after the break. Diaz volleyed over at the back post.

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No hemos sido capaces de aguantar el ritmo en la segunda parte y su primer gol ya nos hizo mucho daño", reconoció Raúl Albiol, el capitán del Submarino Amarillo, dando por hecho que la diferencia física acabó por condenar a su equipo. El Villarreal rozó la excelencia, como suspiró en la previa Unai Emery, pero le faltó ese punto final, ese paso definitivo para remachar a un Liverpool que demostró ser aún mejor. Es un equipo que puede invertir en un jugador durante el mercado de fichajes lo que se gasta el Villarreal en reforzar toda la plantilla y cuyo presupuesto triplica al del Submarino Amarillo.

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The Basque tactician tasted infamous Champions League capitulation in Barcelona with Paris Saint-Germain in the past and this was nowhere near the same sort of collapse. In fact, it was not until Fabinho struck in the 62nd minute that the hosts' dream started to fade with Geronimo Rulli once again questionable as the Premier League giants found the net. First to every ball and with enormous hunger, Villarreal beat Liverpool into retreat and halftime could not come quickly enough for the Reds, who failed to muster a single shot on target. Ultimately losing to arguably Europe's best side is nothing to be ashamed of, though -- the La Liga outfit can hold their heads up high as they fight to secure a European return between now and the end of the season. Given no chance pre-game, Villarreal were the better side for the first half of the second leg after holding Liverpool scoreless for nearly an hour in the first. It was the stuff dreams are made of at Estadio de la Ceramica as Etienne Capoue turned provider twice to tee up Boulaye Dia for an early lead and then Francis Coquelin for the crucial leveler.

Liverpool head to Villarreal in Champions League semi-final second-leg action, with Jurgen Klopp's side looking to keep up their quadruple push by holding ...

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Villarreal is only seventh in the Spanish league, nine points from the final qualification place.

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. There are also question marks over Francis Coquelin and Raul Albiol. The modest club ousted Juventus and Bayern Munich on its way to a surprise semifinal appearance. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. Liverpool is looking to reach its third Champions League final in five seasons. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

Liverpool's Luis Diaz (second right) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League semifinal, second leg against Villarreal. (CNN) ...

Spurred by Diaz's introduction, Liverpool looked a different side after the interval. Within 10 minutes, the tie was over. Capoue again turned provider to draw Villarreal level in the tie five minutes before the break.

Villarreal's fans were starting to dream of Paris but the introduction of Luis Díaz in the second half changed the Champions League semi-final second leg.

In a flash, a click of the fingers, it was gone. As it turned out, no, they couldn’t but for a moment they had really thought they would. They had come a long way. That was the good news for Villarreal. The bad news was that they had done so much so fast that, like Liverpool, they had a decision to make. There was also, it may be as cruel to mention as it would be unrealistic not to, the goalkeeper that stood behind them. Level now, they had something to lose, something to hold. Oh, they had suffered, that was for sure, and they had reacted too. Francis Coquelin, supposedly a defensive midfielder, was dashing behind the full-backs. Only, much as Liverpool were two goals down for the first time, they weren’t defeated yet and, as Unai Emery had warned, this is a side that can hurt you a thousand ways. Villarreal overran Liverpool, the intensity that had inhibited them before matched now. A second followed after 41, that quiet blown away, belief flooding through them, the noise making this a special night, even ultimately in defeat. It had all seemed so unlikely.

Outplayed for a half, Liverpool scored three goals to reach its latest Champions League final. For Villarreal, though, all was not lost.

There was a common root to the pride and the pain: At times, an aching wound can feel like a badge of honor. In an era defined and designed by Goliath, it would be this team, constructed on a shoestring, that did what Ajax and Monaco and RB Leipzig could not and made it all the way. Villarreal beat Juventus in Turin in the round of 16. Villarreal would be the smallest town, by some distance, to send a team to the biggest game in soccer. If the sense of occasion that ordinarily accompanies the most seismic games in Europe’s calendar was missing outside, it was palpable inside. Perhaps, in hindsight, it would have been easier had Villarreal not heard that siren call of possibility. Snatches of songs, in both English and Spanish, echoed around the streets. As Liverpool enjoyed a rare moment of calm after a storm of an evening, and put the finishing touches on its 3-2 victory, the rest of the stadium noticed what was happening in the corner, and picked up the tune. The return leg was, more than anything, an administrative hurdle to be cleared, a form to be completed. The scarves started to twist and to whirl, the mood shifting from regret at what had been snatched away to celebration of all that remained. Indeed, quite how much it hurt was, perhaps, the best measure of quite how close Unai Emery’s Villarreal had come. And then, when the whistle blew and it was all over, as Villareal’s players walked mournfully around the stadium, heads bowed and eyes raw, the tempo quickened.

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But the Reds were 3-2 ahead on the night just 18 minutes later after a quick-fire treble. And he did so again to set up Coquelin's equalizer. But Klopp's quadruple chasers woke up after half-time as goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane saw them win the match 3-2 and the semi-final 5-2 on aggregate.

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Los de Emery se volcaron con corazón, pero perdiendo todo el orden que les llevó a cuestionar a todo un Liverpool en la penúltima ronda de la máxima competición continental. La Cerámica cantaba al descanso confiando en un nuevo hito de los suyos después de haber eliminado a Juventus y Bayern. Estaban en el camino, pero la segunda parte lo dinamitó todo. El 2-1 al final apareció tras esos buenos minutos en botas de Fabinho -con un disparo mordido ante el que pudo hacer mucho más Gerónimo Rulli-. Con el mismo ‘modus operandi’ los ingleses marcaron el 2-2 en apenas tres minutos. Los de Klopp se hicieron con los mandos y apretaron como siempre. Sin embargo, la práctica engulló a la teoría con un centro de Estupiñán que culminó Dia tras un pase atrás de Capoue. El centro de Capoue fue sensacional. El portero del Villarreal, desacertado en los tres goles, encajó por debajo de las piernas desde una posición escorada. El susto pasó para un Liverpool que disputará su décima final de la ‘Champions’ -ante Real Madrid o City- y la tercera de la mano de Jürgen Klopp -derrota en 2018 ante los blancos y victoria en 2019 ante el Tottenham-, mientras que el Villarreal se despide orgulloso tras caer en ‘semis’ por segunda vez en su historia. Alexander-Arnold se topó con el travesaño con un disparo parabólico con algo de suerte y Luis Díaz se quedó cerca con una volea magnífica. Eran señales que daban autoridad a un Liverpool más sólido en defensa y astuto en los metros finales. Madrid — El Villarreal fue eliminado en las semifinales de la Champions League después de perder (2-3) con el Liverpool en el partido de vuelta, disputado este martes en un La Cerámica a reventar, y donde los pupilos de Unai Emery estuvieron cerca de lograr el que hubiera sido un histórico pase a la final de la mejor competición de clubes del mundo. El guion fue el soñado para los castellonenses, que debían levantar el 2-0 de Anfield y al descanso ya tenían el botín de la prórroga. A los tres minutos, el viejo Madrigal soñaba a lo grande con un gol de Boulaye Dia y antes del descanso Coquelin provocaba el éxtasis. Todo era posible para alcanzar la gloria, la estrategia diseñada había conseguido intimidar a los ingleses.

El Villarreal se adelantó con los goles de Boulaye Dia (3') y Francis Coquelin (41'), pero Fabinho (62'), Luis Díaz (67') y Sadio Mané (74') dieron la vuelta al ...

El 'Submarino Amarillo' se adelantó pronto en una primera parte en la que dominó a un Liverpool sorprendido por la agresividad de su rival. El 'Submarino Amarillo', que acabó con diez por la expulsión de Capoue (85), soñó durante una hora con su primera clasificación para una final de Champions, pero en apenas cinco minutos, el Liverpool acabó con la ilusión de la Cerámica. El Villarreal se adelantó con los goles de Boulaye Dia (3') y Francis Coquelin (41'), pero Fabinho (62'), Luis Díaz (67') y Sadio Mané (74') dieron la vuelta al partido y el billete a la final para el Liverpool.

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Sin embargo, el Submarino Amarillo de Unai Emery, la gran revelación del mencionado certamen continental, comenzó con todo. Igualmente, la etapa complementaria comenzó de una forma muy diferente. Los comandados por Jürgen Klopp tuvieron un rendimiento extraordinario y se impusieron por 2-0, aunque la diferencia pudo ser muchísimo más amplia.