Liverpool will play at home once morest the Spanish Villarreal in the first leg of the 1/2 finals of the Champions League. The meeting will take place on April 27 at Anfield, starting at 22:00 Moscow time. Liverpool – Villarreal: forecastbet, odds, statistics.
Liverpool
Liverpool beat Benfica in the quarter-finals. The key was the first game in Lisbon – the Merseysiders won on the opponent’s field with a score of 3:1.
Of course, following this, it was extremely difficult for the Portuguese to count on a comeback. At Anfield Liverpool almost did not strain, thanks to which Benfica achieved a draw – 3:3. It was a small gift from Jurgen Klopp’s team, who were conserving energy that day for the meeting with Manchester City.
And as it turned out, not in vain. Liverpool beat Man City in mid-April to reach the FA Cup final. What matters here is, first of all, the very fact that Klopp really surpassed Guardiola this time.
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Shortly therefollowing, Liverpool beat Manchester United 4-0. And last Sunday, the Reds defeated Everton (2:0).
Liverpool have suffered only one defeat in their previous 26 matches.
“Villarreal”
Villarreal is the main sensation of the current Champions League draw. And even if he fails to get past Liverpool, Villarreal can safely be called the best team of the tournament.
Still, the personnel capabilities of a club from a town with a population of 50,000 people cannot be compared with those monsters that the “submarine” “sank” in previous rounds.
In 1/8 finals “Villarreal” dealt with Juventus. Everything was decided in Turin – the team of Unai Emery defeated the “Old Signora” with a score of 3:0.
But so far, the main achievement of Villarreal is the victory over Bayern. The Spaniards won at home 1:0, and the meeting in Munich ended in a draw 1:1. And this is indeed a historic achievement.
Villarreal have only lost one Champions League away game this season.
Forecast and rate
You can bet on Liverpool in this match for 1.31draw bookmakers offer for 6.15and the victory of “Villarreal” – for 10.25.
Villarreal’s main weapon is Emery’s tactical surprises. “Submarina” reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, primarily thanks to their coach.
But whatever one may say, not always everything is decided by coaching ideas, even if they are brilliant. We also need great performers. And in this regard, Villarreal is significantly inferior to Liverpool. Well, Klopp knows perfectly well what to expect from Emery, who a couple of years ago tried to raise London’s Arsenal from its knees.
At home, Liverpool will try to break Villarreal, knowing full well that before going to Spain it is necessary to have an advantage of at least two goals.
Forecast and bet – Liverpool win with a handicap (-2.0) for 2.46. At least there will be a refund. But in fact, Liverpool can easily do what Juventus and Bayern failed to do.
You can also consider bet for Liverpool to win in the first half with a handicap (-1.0) for 2.68. Blitzkrieg is Klopp style.
