Ecuadorian defender Pervis Estupiñán (against at 8m ST) and Senegalese striker Sadio Mané (ST 10m) scored for the team led by German Jürgen Klopp, at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium.
At Villarreal several Argentines played as starters: goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli, defender Juan Foyth and midfielder Giovani Lo Celso.
The escort of the Premier League was superior to Villarreal and won without objection. The Spanish team put up resistance in the first stage, but in the second, after the first goal, they lost order.
Liverpool controlled the ball for much of the game and exhibited their usual attacking power.
Henderson opened the scoring with a shot that deflected off Ecuadorian Pervis Estupiñán and complicated Rulli, whose swipe was not enough to prevent the goal.
Two minutes later, Liverpool moved the ball from side to side and Mané, face to face with Rulli, defined next to a post.
The rematch will be on Tuesday, May 3 at the Estadio de la Cerámica, in Villarreal. The Spanish team, which is playing its second Champions League semi-final, will go in search of its first final against one of the favourites, winner of the tournament six times (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 and 2019).
Real Madrid, from Spain, and Manchester City, from England, will define the second finalist at the mythical Santiago Bernabéu next Wednesday, May 4. In the first leg, the Premier League leader won 4-3.
The 2021/2022 Champions League final will be played on May 28 at the Stade de France, in Saint Dennis, in France.
Source: Ambito
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