Villarreal will lock horns against Liverpool in Champions League on Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 00:30 AM IST
Villarreal will Liverpool in the semifinal round second leg game of the UEFA Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal in Spain. In the last semifinal first legencounter of the Champions League, Villarreal faced an embarrassing 2-0 defeat against Liverpool. They also faced a 2-1 defeat against Deportivo Alaves in the last encounter ofthe La Liga. On the other hand, Liverpool too lost 1-0 against Newcastle United in theirlast Premier League encounter.
After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, away side Liverpool are the clear favourites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.
Villarreal (VIL) Team Updates:
Geronimo Rulli will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Geronimo Rulli is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Raul Albiol will be the Defender his team.
Yeremi Pino will be the Mid-Fielder
Liverpool (LIV) Team Updates:
Alisson Becker will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Andrew Robertson will be the Defender his team.
James Milner will be the Mid-Fielder
Top picks:
Mohamed Salah: Liverpools attacking forward has scored 8 goals and claimed an assistin the Champions League this season. He has also scored 22 goals and 13 assists in the Premier League this season. Salah has an average of 2.9 shots per game on goal with asuccessful passing percentage of 82. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your smallleague fantasy teams.
Sadio Mane: Liverpools attacking forward has scored 4 goals in the Champions Leaguethis season. He has also managed to score 14 goals and 2 assists in the Premier Leaguethis season. Mane has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passingpercentage of 80. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.
Etienne Capoue: Villarreals midfielder has scored 2 goals along with 2 assists in the Champions League this season. He has also managed to score a goal and provided anassist in the LaLiga this season. He has an average of 0.8 shots per game on goal with asuccessful passing percentage of 89. Capoue is a must-have pick in your small leaguefantasy teams.
Head to Head record:
Villarreal: 1 Liverpool: 2 Draw: 0
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports
Fantasy Tips
In Goal Keeping, Geronimo Rulli is the best choice.
Liverpool team has the upper hand over Villarreal team. So try to pick more players from Liverpool
Small League Must Picks:
VIL: Geronimo Rulli [245 points], Daniel Parejo [220 points] LIV: Sadio Mane [358 points], Jordan Henderson [308 points]
Grand League Risky Picks:
VIL: Aissa Mandi [2 points], Yeremi Pino [57 points] LIV: James Milner [74 points], Joseph Gomez [84 points]
Villarreal Key Players:
Manuel Trigueros
Juan Foyth
Etienne Capoue
Arnaut Danjuma
Daniel Parejo
Geronimo Rulli
Liverpool Key Players:
Diogo Jota
Andrew Robertson
Virgil van Dijk
Sadio Mane
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captain:
Manuel Trigueros
Arnaut Danjuma
Daniel Parejo
Geronimo Rulli
Diogo Jota
Sadio Mane
Injury/unavailable
Villarreal Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Liverpool Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
Villarreal Squad:
Geronimo Rulli(GK), Raul Albiol, Pervis Estupinan, Juan Foyth, Aissa Mandi, Manuel Trigueros, Daniel Parejo, Yeremi Pino, Etienne Capoue, Arnaut Danjuma, Giovani Lo Celso, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza, Serge Aurier, Samuel Chukwueze, Vicente Iborra, Gerard Moreno, Paco Alcacer, Francis Coquelin, Sergio Asenjo(GK), Mario Gaspar, Moi Gomez, Alberto Moreno, Boulaye Dia, Diego Collado, Alex Fores, Vadik Murria, Goyo Medina, Juan Carlos Arana, Adrian De la Fuente, Aitor Gelardo, Antonio Pacheco, Dani Tasende, Carlo Adriano Garcia, Nikita Iosifov, Nicolas Jackson, Iker Alvarez(GK), Jose Manuel Cabrera-Lopez, Ruben Pena, Filip Jorgensen(GK), Ramiro Guerra
Liverpool Squad:
Alisson Becker(GK), Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Joseph Gomez, Sadio Mane, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Naby Keita, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, Mohamed Salah, Ibrahima Konate, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones, Caoimhin Kelleher(GK), Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Harvey Elliott, Tyler Morton, James Norris, Divock Origi, Melkamu Frauendorf, Conor Bradley, Takumi Minamino, Billy Koumetio, Marcelo Pitaluga(GK), Max Woltman, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Adrian(GK), Owen Beck, Kaide Gordon, Rhys Williams, Loris Karius(GK)