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Match details:

Champions League
Liverpool vs Villarreal
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool, England
April 28, 2022
12:30 am IST

Preview:

Liverpool and Villarreal will face each other in the Champions League at Anfield, Liverpool in the Semifinal match. Liverpool are one of the top sides in the English Premier League. In the league, they are in 2nd place with 79 points in 33 matches with the help of 24 wins and seven draws. They had a brilliant show against Benfica in the last Champions League round, an easy 6-2 aggregate victory. They have an edge in this match.

Villarreal have seen three victories and two draws in their last five matches across all competitions and are in good form. They faced Bayern Munich in their last Champions League round and enjoyed a 2-1 aggregate win, an absolute surprise.

Recent form:

Liverpool – DDWWW
Villarreal – WDDWW

Injuries and suspensions:

Liverpool: Roberto Firmino is Doubtful.
Villarreal: Alberto Moreno.

Probable starting XI:

Liverpool

Alisson, Robertson, Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson, Diaz, Mane, Salah.

Villarreal

Rulli, Estupinan, Torres, Albiol, Foyth, Trigueros, Parejo, Capoue, Pino, Celso, Danjuma.

Top picks:

Mohamed Salah: The 29-year-old Egyptian forward has been a star player for Liverpool for the last four seasons. He is known for his speed, movement, clinical finishing, dribbling skills, and ball control. He has a total of 22 goals in 31 league matches this season and is helping his team to finish in the top spot. He will be the best captaincy option for your team.

Champions League- 8 goals.

Sadio Mane: Mane is a versatile player and can play at any of the three positions in the front line. He is naturally a right-footed player but can take shots equally effectively with his left foot. This season, he has 14 goals to his name in the league. In his match against Manchester United, he scored a goal and will be looking to repeat the same action here.

Champions League- 3 goals.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Mohamed Salah
Sadio Mane
Arnaut Danjuma
Trent Alexander-Arnold

Fantasy team:

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.