Jurgen Klopp vows Liverpool will not under-estimate Unai Emery’s Villarreal
Jurgen Klopp has promised Liverpool will not under-estimate Champions League semi-final opponents Villarreal and their head coach Unai Emery.
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Giant-killers Villarreal can't rely on surprise factor anymore, Emery says
Villarreal won't have the luxury of being taken lightly by Liverpool in their Champions League semi-final, first leg this week and will need to execute a perfect game to eliminate the former winners, manager Unai Emery said on Tuesday.
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Liverpool won't make the mistake of underestimating Villarreal, says Klopp
LIVERPOOL, England : Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday that Juventus and Bayern Munich may have underestimated Villarreal but his team will not make the same mistake when the two sides meet in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final this week.
Champions League: Villarreal Can Beat Liverpool To Continue Fairytale Run, Says Dani Parejo
Villarreal captain Dani Parejo said on Tuesday his team are convinced they can spring another surprise and beat Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals. After knocking out Juventus in the last 16 and Bayern Munich in the quarters, Villarreal are looking to pull off another shock by defeating Liverpool, the six-time European champions and favourites for this year's tournament. Villarreal sit seventh in La Liga but have a knack for upsetting Europe's biggest teams, after also prevailing against Arsenal and Manchester United to win the Europa League last year. "We have complete confidence," said Parejo in a press conference ahead of the first leg at Anfield on Wednesday.
"El Villarreal es un equipo impresionante"
Antes de afrontar las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones, Klopp restó favoritismo a los suyos y elogió el trabajo que Unai Emery está haciendo al frente del Villarreal. Están a un paso de su primera final de Champions una temporada después de conquistar la Europa League. «Los hemos estudiado a conciencia, y guau, es impresionante», explicó el técnico alemán. "Tengo mucho respeto por Emery y el Villarreal. Es un entrenador que parece estar un poco obsesionado y prepara cada situación que pueda darse en un partido, por eso su equipo lo está haciendo tan bien. Tienen varias formas de salir con la pelota, de presionar y de reaccionar a distintos resultados… Es impresionante. Un entrenador de clase mundial y está haciendo un trabajo increíble".
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