Liverpool recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions league semi-final on Wednesday night.
Though Unai Emery’s side temporarily succeeded in frustrating Liverpool in the first-half, it didn’t take long for the Reds to make their pressure count after the break. Jordan Henderson’s deflected effort, officially a Pervis Estupinan own goal, gifted the side the lead before Sadio Mane added a quick-fire second at Anfield.
It is a result that puts Liverpool one step closer to the Champions League final in Paris and helps maintain hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple. Here’s a round-up of what the national media - and the ECHO’s own Paul Gorst - had to say.
