Liverpool take on Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night but Tottenham could still make their presence felt. Unai Emery has led the Yellow Submarine into the final four via Juventus and Bayern Munich but they now face their toughest challenge.
The Reds are hunting down their seventh European crown and have been handed what appears to be the more favourable of the ties on paper, with Real Madrid and Manchester City clashing in the other semi-final. But Villarreal have proven time and time again that they are far greater than the sum of their parts.
Two players who have been at the centre of this glorious European run belong to Tottenham. Juan Foyth and Giovanni Lo Celso were both deemed surplus to requirements in north London with Foyth sold to the Spaniards in the summer and Lo Celso sent on loan during the January transfer window.
