Liverpool puts a combative Villarreal on the ropes (2-0)

Two minutes sufficed him to the Liverpool of Jurgen Klopp to resolve the party of gone of the semifinals of the Champions League in front of the Villarreal (2-0). The 'reds' took advantage of a goal against of the ecuadorian Pervis Estupiñán and a so much of Sadio Mané to take advantage in the eliminatory and travel calm to Spanish territory the next week. The ones of Unay Emery went out of Anfield with a hard result, but just in accordance with the formality of the party.

The 'yellow Submarine' went out to the field of the Liverpool with a 4-4-2 that, by moments, turned into 5-4-1 in front of the overwhelming pressure of the local group. Although the Villarreal held without too much suffering the first 25 minutes, from the half hour of game the command 'network' was total. Mohamed Salh warned in the 26' with a finish that it left slightly high and Luis Díaz tested to Gerónimo Rulli five minutes later with a shot from out of the area.

The clearest of the first time had it Thiago Alcántara, with a soberbio finish far that was about to colarse by the angle of the right hand of Rulli, but the crossbar gave back the balloon finished by the ex midfield player of the FC Barcelona. With the 0-0 left to the changing rooms and the Spaniards seemed satisfied, since they were attaining the aim to contain to the offensive trident of the Liverpool without suffering too much. However, you grieve initiated the second part, the plans of Emery fell through .

The ones of Klopp went out to attack from the pitazo initial and, in the 50', Fabinho opened the marker, but his so much was cancelled by offside of Go Dijk. Three minutes later, a centre of Jordan Henderson diverted in Estupiñán and won to a Rulli that was slightly gone out expecting trap the centre of the campitán 'network'. The goal against left in 'shock' to the Villarreal and between Salah and Mnaé invented one of his usual played so that the Senegalese defined in front of Rulli. 2-0 in 55 minutes.

The defeat could be worse for the ones of Emery

The hard punishment to fit two goals in a pair of minutes sank to the Villarreal anímicamente and the visitors practically did not happen to contrary field in all the second time. In fact, only they made a finish diverted in 90 minutes. Robertson Annotated in the 64' in out of place and Rulli avoided the goleada in the 68' refusing a latigazo of Go Dijk that seemed goal. The Colombian Luis Díaz also was near to convert on the end, but the 2-0 kept to the end.

Good result for a Liverpool that follows firm in his fight for winning the four titles that contests this year. Hard 'stick' for a Villareal that will try revertir the two goals of disadvantage in The Madrigal next Tuesday in an eliminatory that luce very slope up, given the collective and individual quality of the 'reds'. The ones of Emery will be forced to attack home and give spaces that the Liverpool will look for to take advantage of to ensure his classification to a new final of Champions.