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Liverpool’s quest for history continues on Wednesday night as they host Villarreal in the Champions League semi final at Anfield.
The Reds have a maximum of nine games remaining this season, a season which could yet end with an unprecedented quadruple. The Carabao Cup is already in the trophy cabinet, with the FA Cup set to go to either Jurgen Klopp’s side or Chelsea at Wembley next month.
And while the battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title looks set to go to the wire, their search for a seventh European Cup sees them take on LaLiga opponents in the last four.
Villarreal’s progression has taken the whole of Europe by surprise, knocking out Juventus and Bayern Munich to reach the last four under Unai Emery. But Klopp is adamant that his history chasers will not overlook the Yellow Submarine by assuming their ticket to the Parc des Princes is already punched.
“We face a very difficult opponent,” the German said. “They are made for this competition, to be 100% honest. The way they set it up is really good. There might have been a little advantage in the last two games, maybe Juve or Bayern underestimated them, but that will never happen to us.”
But with a fixture pile-up that has enraged the Liverpool boss, Klopp is likely to at least