Substitute Adrián López's late goal won first leg at the last for VillarrealThe Spanish side are on a club record 12-match unbeaten run in EuropeLiverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 outingsVillarreal, who are 280 minutes without conceding, eyeing a first major European finalThe winner will face Sevilla or Shakhtar in the final in Basel on 18 MayPossible lineupsLiverpool: Mignolet; Clyne, Lovren, Touré, Moreno; Allen, Can, Milner; Lallana, Coutinho; Sturridge.Out: Origi...
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Liverpool v Dortmund background
The 'Jürgen Klopp derby' concludes at Anfield, with the manager's current club Liverpool FC eager to finish off his old side Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.Previous meetings• Divock Origi gave the Reds the lead in the first leg in Dortmund, but Mats Hummels evened things up after the break.• The teams have now met four times in UEFA competition, with the record W1 D2 L1. Most notably, Willi Multhaup's Dortmund beat Bill Shankly's Liverpool 2-1 after extra time in the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Glasgow.• In the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage, Gérard Houllier's Liverpool drew 0-0 wit...
Dortmund and Liverpool draw, Sevilla win away
Holders Sevilla, 2009 winners Shakhtar Donetsk and Spanish Liga top-four contenders Villarreal all picked up quarter-final first-leg victories on Thursday.The only game that finished without a winner came in the opening instalment of arguably the tie of the round. Jürgen Klopp's return to Borussia Dortmund with Liverpool ended in a 1-1 draw, Mats Hummels' header cancelling out Divock Origi's first-half opener for the Reds.
Coutinho on stunning Liverpool goal at United
Jürgen Klopp, his delighted manager, described it as a "genius moment" but just what was going through the head of Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho as he bore down on David de Gea's goal last night?The Brazilian's brilliant goal shifted the balance of an exciting round of 16 second-leg tie irrevocably away from Manchester United. It also stunned into silence a hitherto raucous Old Trafford.And it was the moment that De Gea, who made four terrific saves to foil Liverpool's No10 over these two legs, was finally left with no answer as Coutinho, approaching from the left, dinked the ball cheekily between the United keeper and his near post."I had the chance to be face to fa...
Dortmund, Liverpool, Villarreal, Shakhtar well set
Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Villarreal and Shakhtar closed in on the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals with significant victories on Thursday.Dortmund were the biggest round of 16 first-leg winners, prevailing 3-0 against Tottenham with the help of two Marco Reus goals. Liverpool, meanwhile, came out on top in the evening's highest-profile fixture, Daniel Sturridge's first-half penalty and Roberto Firmino's close-range effort handing them the advantage over domestic rivals Manchester United in the clubs' first-ever European meeting.
Jordan Henderson: Liverpool ‘Channeled Anger’ In Man City Revenge Mission
Jordan Henderson says he and his Liverpool teammates “channeled the anger” from their Capital One Cup final defeat to comfortably beat Manchester City at Anfield in Wednesday’s rematch. Goals from Adam Lallana, James Milner and Roberto Firmino put Manuel Pellegrini’s team to the sword just days after they had emerged victorious from the showpiece meeting at Wembley Stadium. Henderson, who captained the Reds on both occasions, has revealed that motivation was not an issue for Jurgen Klopp’s squad in the aftermath of their penalty shootout disappointment in the capital. “We definitely channeled the anger,” he told Liverpoolfc.com aft...
Liverpool Marks Anfield Main Stand Milestone With ‘Topping Out’ Ceremony
A “Topping Out” ceremony was held at Anfield on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of the iconic stadium. The expansion project will see the Main Stand transformed into one of the largest all-seater single stands in European soccer, while incorporating an additional 8,500 fans and state-of-the-art facilities. Topping Out, a tradition in the construction industry to bestow good luck on a new building, is held when a structure has reached its maximum height. The expanded Main Stand now stands at more than double the height of the existing stand — after a year of construction work at Anfield. Liverpool FC’s chief ex...