Liverpool outclassed Villarreal at Anfield

The tickets for the final of the Uefa Champions League are still dangling in the air for any of the four teams to grab and the semi-final action kicked off on Tuesday night between two top different league giants, the action continued on Wednesday and we can say that both matches produced fantastic moment as expected.

Manchester City hosted Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, the encounter rained goals as both sides played an end-to-end scoring game in that fixture.

The home team had every opportunity to win the match with a good goal difference but they didn't utilize their chances properly which automatically would mount pressure on the team as they travel to Spain for the second leg of the competition.

It didn't stop at failing to convert chances to goal but they went on to concede thrice times against a side like Real Madrid, City does not own the blames alone because both teams slacked in defense which was the reason why we saw 7 goals in the match.

They were both shaky at the back and they both paid the price for it but the home team got the best of the match as they won by a goal difference which wouldn't matter if they go on to play at the Santiago Bernabeu with the same shaky defense.

Gabriel Jesus, Kevin De Bruyne, Foden, and Bernardo Silva registered their names on the score sheet for Manchester City while Kareem Benzema and Vinicius Junior reduced the goal deficit to one which is a good thing for them going into the second leg in Spain.

We wouldn't be seeing anything less than what we saw at the Etihad Stadium, both teams will fight with their last breath to book a place in the final and that would be on how much they have worked on the mistakes made in the first leg.

Last night was awesome at Anfield, I am not saying this as a Liverpool fan but seeing Jurgen Klopp boys keep a clean sheet against a side that eliminated Bayern Munich and Juventus made me wonder how Villarreal went through those tough guys. I wouldn't want the dispute the fact that Villarreal has done a great job reaching the semi-finals in the UEFA champions league, they defeated Manchester United to win the Europa Cup last season, and fighting against the big names in the competition to reach this stage means a lot and shows the determination of the Spanish side.

They scored in their away matches in the knockout stage, three against Juventus and one against Bayern Munich. These gave me lots of concern about Liverpool because they have conceded at home in all their knockout matches in the UEFA champions league this season, I fear they might concede and struggle in Spain if they don't get to keep a good goal margin like Manchester City but things turned out differently.

Liverpool were able to prevent the Spanish side from getting a goal in the encounter which gives the English giant a good edge going into the second leg.

The visitors did have a great game in the first half, they kept a good balance in defense and attack. Their manager is very much familiar with the English football and knew that sitting in defense won't do them any good, it ended 0 - 0 at halftime but it was a different story in the second half.

Liverpool came in shooting their shots like they did in the first half and it paid off a few minutes into the second half, Henderson and Mane didn't hesitate to take their chance to secure a victory for the Kops at Anfield.

As it stands Liverpool are still in the race for quadruplet this season and with the team determination, they can go on to make that dream come true.

The second leg of the matches would hold next, stay tuned for their match preview.