Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool: Luis Diaz inspires epic comeback to reach Champions League final

Liverpool kept their quadruple dreams alive by reaching the Champions League with a crazy 3-2 win at Villarreal.

Heading into the second leg at the Estadio de la Cerámica, Liverpool were expected to swagger their way through to the final having secured a fairly straightforward 2-0 win last week.

Yes, Unai Emery’s men had made it frustrating and awkward at times during the clash at Anfield, but Pervis Estupiñán’s own goal and a Sadio Mane strike ultimately gave the Reds the advantage.

And given that Villarreal are just about as weak as a Champions League semi-final opponents gets on paper, Kopites didn’t have too many worries going into the second 90 minutes in Spain.

However, they really should have been worried because the ‘Yellow Submarine’ proceeded to fly out of the blocks with two goals in the first-half to completely flip the tie on its head.

In fact, Liverpool didn’t even have three minutes to settle into the game as Villarreal showed the exact brand of intensity and attacking football that they’ve been accused of lacking under Emery.

That’s because the hosts caused carnage amongst the Liverpool defence with a well-worked move that culminated in Étienne Capoue switching the ball to Boulaye Dia for a close-range finish.

Boulaye Dia gets the opener! ⚽️Villarreal have already halved their deficit in the third minute of the game!