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Villarreal gave Liverpool a serious scare in yesterday’s Champions League semi-final. Boulaye Dia and former Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin put the Yellow Submarine 2-0 up at halftime, tying the aggregate score across the two legs.

However, ex-Arsenal head coach Unai Emery’s side would prompt a strong response from Liverpool who saw goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane secure their place in yet another Champions League final.

At halftime, from an Arsenal perspective, there was worry. Liverpool face Tottenham at the weekend with the Gunners knowing that should they win at home to Leeds and Spurs drop points at Anfield, a win in the North London Derby would secure them top four and a place in next season’s elite European competition.

Liverpool played the worst half of football seen from Jurgen Klopp’s side in recent memory. Misplacing passes, leaving themselves open and failing to deal with the Villarreal pressure. Tottenham will be travelling to Anfield knowing they need to win the game to put the pressure on Arsenal.

Emery’s kick up the Liverpool backside will hopefully have been enough to remind the Reds how easily a comfortable position can fall away from them. Trailing to Manchester City in the Premier League title race, Liverpool know that they need to win their remaining games to have any hope of claiming another English topflight title.

"I told them to play better than the first!" Klopp said when asked what he said to his side at halftime. "Usually like this, when we don't find a way into the game, we try to find a situation at