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Sadio Mane has scored 14 Champions League knockout goals, equalling Didier Drogba's record for African playersLiverpool took control of their Champions League semi-final with Villarreal with a deserved first-leg win at Anfield.
The Reds finally broke through when Jordan Henderson's cross was deflected in by Villarreal's Pervis Estupinan.
Sadio Mane doubled the lead when he poked home Mohamed Salah's pass.
Thiago hit the post and Fabinho and Andy Robertson had goals disallowed for offside in a win that should have been by more goals.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold- Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number10Player nameMané- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
- Squad number8Player nameKeïta
Squad number12Player nameGomez- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Villarreal
Squad number13Player nameRulli
Squad number8Player nameFoyth
Squad number3Player nameAlbiol
Squad number4Player nameTorres
Squad number12Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number17Player nameLo Celso
Squad number6Player nameCapoue
Squad number5Player nameParejo
Squad number19Player nameCoquelin
Squad number11Player nameChukwueze
Squad number15Player nameDanjuma
Squad number9Player namePaco Alcácer
Squad number14Player nameManu Trigueros
Squad number16Player nameDia
Squad number24Player namePedraza
Squad number25Player nameAurier
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forGomezat 81'minutes
- 5Konaté
- 4van DijkBooked at 32mins
- 26Robertson
- 14HendersonSubstituted forKeïtaat 72'minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 11Salah
- 10ManéSubstituted forJotaat 73'minutes
- 23DíazSubstituted forOrigiat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Milner
- 8Keïta
- 12Gomez
- 13Adrián
- 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 18Minamino
- 20Jota
- 27Origi
- 32Matip
- 46R Williams
- 62Kelleher
- 67Elliott
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Rulli
- 8Foyth
- 3Albiol
- 4Torres
- 12EstupiñánBooked at 47minsSubstituted forTrigueros Muñozat 72'minutes
- 17Lo CelsoBooked at 62mins
- 6Capoue
- 5ParejoSubstituted forAurierat 72'minutes
- 19CoquelinSubstituted forPedrazaat 57'minutes
- 11ChukwuezeSubstituted forDiaat 72'minutes
- 15DanjumaSubstituted forAlcácerat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Asenjo
- 2Pérez Martínez
- 9Alcácer
- 10Iborra
- 14Trigueros Muñoz
- 16Dia
- 20Peña
- 22Mandi
- 23Gómez Bardonado
- 24Pedraza
- 25Aurier
- 35Jörgensen
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 0.
Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
Serge Aurier (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Villarreal. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Boulaye Dia (Villarreal).
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Luis Díaz.
Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Fabinho.
Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
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