Liverpool vs Villarreal

UEFA Champions League - Semi-finals 27 Apr 2022, 19:00
Liverpool
Liverpool
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Villarreal
Villarreal
🏟 Anfield (Liverpool) 👤 S. Marciniak Round Semi-finals

Match report

Liverpool beat Villarreal 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League - Semi-finals on 27 April 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Villarreal failed to register a single shot on target, while Liverpool dominated possession with 73% of the ball.

Liverpool had 19 shots to Villarreal's 1.

The match was played at Anfield (Liverpool), with S. Marciniak in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 73% - 27% Shots 19 - 1 On target 5 - 0 Corners 10 - 2 Fouls 9 - 7 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool · 79 passes (86% accurate)
8 Ibrahima Konaté 81 passes (86% accurate)
8 Andrew Robertson 85 passes (84% accurate)
8 Jordan Henderson captained the side
8 Thiago Alcântara 103 passes (96% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–1 7–0
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–0
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 6–1 4–1
Attacks 88–23 76–25
Match statistics
27 Throw In 17
10 Free Kick 13
1 Goal Kick 14
4 Substitution 5
164 Attacks 48
91 Dangerous Attacks 15
5 On Target 0
14 Off Target 1
19 Shots Total 1
5 Shots On Goal 0
8 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 1
7 Shots Outside Box 0
9 Fouls 7
10 Corners 2
4 Offsides 3
73% Ball Possession 27%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 5
737 Passes Total 272
654 Passes Accurate 180
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Liverpool · 4-3-3
1 Alisson
66 T. Alexander-Arnold 5 I. Konaté 4 V. Dijk 26 A. Robertson
14 J. Henderson 3 Fabinho 6 T. Alcântara
11 M. Salah 10 S. Mané 23 L. Díaz
Villarreal · 4-4-2
13 G. Rulli
8 J. Foyth 3 R. Albiol 4 P. Torres 12 P. Estupiñán
17 G. Celso 6 É. Capoue 5 D. Parejo 19 F. Coquelin
11 S. Chukwueze 15 A. Danjuma
Liverpool
Coach
J. Klopp
Substitutes
  • 62 Caoimhin Kelleher
  • 13 Adrián
  • 46 Rhys Williams
  • 32 Joël Matip
  • 12 Joe Gomez
  • 67 Harvey Elliott
  • 7 James Milner
  • 18 Takumi Minamino
  • 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  • 8 Naby Keïta
  • 20 Diogo Jota
  • 27 Divock Origi
Villarreal
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 35 Filip Jörgensen
  • 1 Sergio Asenjo
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza
  • 22 Aïssa Mandi
  • 2 Mario Gaspar
  • 25 Serge Aurier
  • 20 Rubén Peña
  • 23 Moi Gómez
  • 10 Vicente Iborra
  • 14 Manu Trigueros
  • 16 Boulaye Dia
  • 9 Paco Alcácer
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ Pedraza ↓ F. Coquelin Villarreal
  • 71' ↑ S. Aurier ↓ Dani Parejo Villarreal
  • 72' ↑ N. Keïta ↓ J. Henderson Liverpool
  • 72' ↑ Manu Trigueros ↓ P. Estupiñán Villarreal
  • 72' ↑ B. Dia ↓ S. Chukwueze Villarreal
  • 73' ↑ Diogo Jota ↓ S. Mané Liverpool
  • 81' ↑ D. Origi ↓ L. Díaz Liverpool
  • 81' ↑ J. Gomez ↓ T. Alexander-Arnold Liverpool
  • 86' ↑ Paco Alcácer ↓ A. Groeneveld Villarreal
Cards
  • 32' V. van Dijk Liverpool
  • 47' P. Estupinan Villarreal
  • 62' G. Lo Celso Villarreal
Head-to-head
Liverpool 2 0 draws 0 Villarreal
2022-05-03 Villarreal vs Liverpool 2 - 3
2022-04-27 Liverpool vs Villarreal 2 - 0
Recent form
Liverpool D W D D D
Villarreal L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Liverpool vs Villarreal?
Liverpool won 2-0 against Villarreal on 27 April 2022.
Who won Liverpool vs Villarreal?
Liverpool won the match 2-0.
Where was Liverpool vs Villarreal played?
The match was played at Anfield (Liverpool).
Who had more possession in Liverpool vs Villarreal?
Liverpool had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.