There was always a general consensus that Liverpool were going to have to show a similar level of patience as they did in Sunday's Merseyside derby when they welcomed Villarreal to Anfield.
And now, as then, it was Mohamed Salah's creativity which came to the fore as they broke down their stubborn opponents.
Two goals in two minutes in the opening stages of the second half eventually saw the Reds take control of the tie against their Spanish opponents, with Pervis Estupinian inadvertently deflecting a Jordan Henderson cross into his own net for the opener.
