Whatever happens tonight, the participation of the Villarreal on the Champions League it will have been excellent. Winning at the home of two European giants such as Juventus and Bayern Munich on the way to the semifinals was surely not even in the most optimistic forecasts. Even so, the team from Castellón faces a major challenge today, reversing the 2-0 loss against the first leg at Anfield to play the Champions League final for the first time in its history.
As in all great deeds, at first glance the probability of success is minimal. The Liverpool It is today one of the best teams on the planet. Its reliability, moreover, is beyond any doubt. They have not lost all season by two or more goals. Accumulate three defeats this course, all by the minimum. And in 2022, the bloc led by Jurgen Klopp He has eleven wins and two losses in his thirteen away games.
It may seem exaggerated, but the Villarreal He will only overcome this challenge if he completes one of the best matches in his history. For this, it will have the heat of La Cerámica, in which a full house is planned with 21,000 ‘groguets’ fans and 3,000 from the English team.
Another factor for hope is the good European work of the coach unai Emerywhich since its arrival at the ‘Yellow Submarine’ has not lost any continental tie and last season it already gave the bell by beating Manchester United at the end of the Europe League.
The coach from Hondarribia arrives at the appointment with confirmed casualties due to injury to albert Dark Y Yeremi Pine tree. They will almost certainly be added arnaut Danjumawho did not train yesterday, while Francis Coquelin Y Gerard Dark they did exercise, so they are expected in front of the ‘red’ team.
For its part, the English team arrives at the event with the only expected loss due to injury to Roberto Firmino and the doubt of Divock Original for sickness. Klopp can afford to show the same team again as in the first leg and that this has hardly suffered wear and tear over the weekend despite the intense fight for the Premier. they rested Thiago, Salah, fabinho AlreadyAlexander-Arnoldbut the ‘reds’ also beat Newcastle (0-1).
Likely lineups
Villarreal: Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Pau Torres, Estupiñán; Chukwueze, Capoue, Parejo, Lo Celso; Gerard and Dia.
Liverpool: Allison; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Mane and Luis Diaz.