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Daily Mirror
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Joseph McBride

Three winners and two losers as Liverpool trump Villarreal in Champions League semis

Liverpool overcame another frustrating first half and struck twice after the break to take full control of their Champions League semi-final tie against Villarreal, winning 2-0.

It was a similar tale to Sunday's Merseyside derby, as the visitors came with the intention of defending from the off, and it worked in the first half, just as it did for Everton. They sat 11 men behind the ball, and looked to frustrate Jurgen Klopp's side, and the vast majority of the Anfield crowd.

But it's almost impossible to keep Liverpool quiet, and Jordan Henderson's deflected effort shortly after the break gave the hosts the breakthrough that they craved. And it opened the floodgates, as Sadio Mane added a quickfire second following a threaded pass from Mohamed Salah.

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