It's time for the second leg of the semifinal between Liverpool FC and Villarreal.
The first match was pretty close so there shouldn't have been a winner, but there was and that winner was Villarreal who scored a late goal after a fantastic contra! Liverpool had the most chances and kept Villarreal away from their goal up until the 90th minute where Villarreal finally got what they came for - the victory.
It was a pretty even match as I said. Both teams played only not to lose it. We saw two nervous teams playing against each other. Liverpool played without Sturridge at the top - instead they played Firmino who's better in the defense and more willing to run both ways.
Villarreal played with a more structured midfield and not that creative. It was clear to see that both teams wanted to go away from the match with the hope of still being able to qualify for next round. Sad, but true.
Villarreal have just beaten Valencia as a warm up before this clash. Liverpool have just lost to Swansea.. So all signs are saying that Villarreal is in a better shape right now and might take this.
On the other hand we've seen Liverpool came back from worse in this season - just taking a look at the famous match against Dortmund shows a sign of something great going on in the city of Beatles.
I'm still betting my money on a win for Liverpool. They have what's needed to do this. On their best days they can destroy any team in the world - but at a bad day they will have a hard time against most opponents. Their lack of stability still shows and that might be deciding.
My guess is that Liverpool will win this match and go to the final. Who they will be put up against? Read my other post about Sevilla vs Shakhtar.
- Balslev
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