Liverpool have reached the semi-final of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the 12th time, with no English side playing in the stage more often (level with Manchester United). The Reds have reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, FA Cup and European Cup in the same campaign for the very first time.
Since the start of the 2009/10 season, the inaugural UEFA Europa League campaign, Villareal manager Unai Emery has progressed from 84% of his UEFA Europa League/Champions League knockout ties (31/37), the second-best ratio of any manager to have taken charge of at least 10, after only Zinedine Zidane (14/16 – 88%).
Only in 2017/18 (10) has Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scored more UEFA Champions League goals in a single campaign than the eight he has notched this season, moving his tally for the club to 33. The Egyptian is now just three behind both Didier Drogba (Chelsea) and Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) for the most goals netted in the competition for an English side (36 each)
Villarreal confirmed that over 1,300 fans applied for passports recently so that they could travel to Liverpool for today’s semifinal 
When you realize Manchester City have not lost a Champions League home game in 𝟏,𝟑𝟏𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 
(Last lost at the Etihad was in Sept. 2018 v.s Olympique Lyon)
Full-time at Anfield, and Liverpool will head to Villarreal with a two goal advantage.
A dominant display from The Reds. 
