Villarreal vs Liverpool: kick off time, Nigeria TV, team news, lineups, Prediction
With Liverpool (the Reds) in Spain to meet their ‘fears’; Villarreal (the Yellow Submarines) for the Tuesday night (tonight) Champions League semi-final second-leg, emotions and hopes are high in both camps following the fact that the English side came out on top in their first-leg game at Anfield.
April 27, the Reds took a smashing hold of the Yellow Submarines with a commanding 2-0 lead in their last-four tie after a Pervis Estupinan own goal and Sadio Mane’s second-half effort in a one-sided first leg at England.
However, manager Jurgen Klopp is not leaving anything to chance as he noted that it will be a difficult game as Unai Emery has committed to make his team “suffer” in the return match tonight.
Date, kickoff time, and venue
The match between Liverpool and Villarreal is set to begin at 8 p.m. BST on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
The game will be held in the Estadio de la Ceramica, popularly known as El Madrigal, in Villarreal, Spain.
Villarreal vs Liverpool predicted line-ups
Villarreal’s predicted line-up (4-4-1-1): Geronimo Rulli; Juan Foyth, Raul Albiol, Pau Torres, Pervis Estupinan; Samu Chukwueze, Etienne Capoue, Dani Parejo, Manu Trigueros; Giovani Lo Celso; Arnaut Danjuma.
Liverpool’s predicted line-up (4-3-3): Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara; Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Diaz.
How to watch Villarreal vs. Liverpool
The semi-final second leg will be broadcast live on SuperSport PSL Channel 202 commencing at 8 p.m.
Live blog: You can also keep up with all of the action on the night by visiting Standard Sport’s match blog like Kemifilani.ng.
Villarreal vs Liverpool team news
Liverpool will be without Roberto Firmino on Tuesday, but the Brazilian attacker is back in action after recovering from a foot injury and is expected to fly to Spain with his teammates.
Divock Origi will be evaluated after missing the win over Newcastle due to non-Covid sickness, although Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas are back.
At St James’ Park, Klopp made five substitutions, with Mohamed Salah, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Ibrahima Konate all dropping to the bench.
Villarreal manager Emery made eight changes against Alaves, with just Samuel Chukwueze, Dan Parejo, and Pau Torres keeping their starting spots from Anfield.
Former Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno is still out with a long-term knee injury, but the return of important striker Gerard Moreno, who missed the first leg with a hamstring strain, could be a significant boost.
Prediction
Villarreal will have to be much improved tonight – Unai Emery has vowed that the Reds will ‘suffer’. the Yellow Submarines gameplan totally failed at Anfield, with no shots on target, barely any possession and next to no opportunities to hit on the break.
Villarreal must press on and seize the initiative in front of their own supporters, which will certainly leave plenty of room behind for the likes of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, and Luis Diaz to exploit.
KemiFilani will have all the latest updates as the game kicks off at 8pm from the Estadio de la Ceramica.