Celtic get Champions League green light as UEFA boot out Russia to guarantee group stage pass
Celtic will go directly into the Champions League group stage if they clinch the Premiership title, UEFA have confirmed.
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‘We need to play a perfect game’ says Villarreal boss ahead of Liverpool return
Villarreal manager Unai Emery admits his side need to play the perfect game if they are to shock Liverpool to reach the club’s first Champions League final.
Villarreal train for uphill task against Liverpool in Champions League - in pictures
Villarreal will have their work cut out when they face Liverpool in the Champions league semi-final second leg on Tuesday.
Villarreal Playing For More Than Pride Against Liverpool, Says Emery
Unai Emery insisted on Monday Villarreal are not playing for pride but believe they can beat Liverpool and still reach the Champions League final, despite their 2-0 defeat in the first leg last week.
Unai Emery backs ‘brutal’ approach from Villarreal for tough Liverpool task
Unai Emery has warned Liverpool that Villarreal will have to be “brutal” in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Soccer-Liverpool must be ready to suffer against Villarreal - Klopp
(Reuters) - Liverpool have only got half the job done in their Champions League semi-final against Villarreal and the Premier League side must be prepared for the worst against Unai Emery's team in the second leg, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday.
Champions League: Liverpool must be ready to suffer against Villarreal, says Klopp
Liverpool have only got half the job done in their Champions League semi-final against Villarreal and the Premier League side must be prepared for the worst against Unai Emery's team in the second leg, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday. Liverpool beat Villarreal 2-0 at Anfield and have won every away game in the competition this season, but Emery has an 84% success rate as a coach in European knockout ties since 2010. "We didn't win the games by sitting deep and counter-attacking," Klopp told reporters ahead of Tuesday's second leg in Spain.
Champions League: Villarreal playing for more than pride against Liverpool, says Emery
Unai Emery insisted on Monday Villarreal are not playing for pride but believe they can beat Liverpool and still reach the Champions League final, despite their 2-0 defeat in the first leg last week. Villarreal were undone by two goals in two minutes in the second half at Anfield as Liverpool took a giant step towards making their third Champions League final in five years. But Emery is adamant that Villarreal, who knocked out Juventus in the last 16 and Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, can still turn the tie around at La Ceramica on Tuesday.