Villarreal are set to host Liverpool in the return leg of their Champions League semi final with Liverpool leading 2-0 going into the game. These two sides go head to head on the back of mixed results over the weekend. Villarreal rested a number of key players and suffered a 2-1 loss to Alaves in La Liga and they will be hoping to be fresh enough for this game. After eliminating giants in the last two rounds, they will be up for a third upset, only that they will need to do it on the back of a loss this time. They have two straight losses going into this game and just one clean sheet in the last five matches. They have a knack for defensive display but trailing in this, they will have to go out and attack; that’s where the tough task will be. They need two unanswered goals, and at home they’ve managed that just once this season, against Young Boys.

Liverpool on the other hand, are coming from a fifth straight win. They beat Newcastle United 1-0 after a labored performance but having rested key players that too, was expected. The win served a fourth straight clean sheet and they go into this game with a massive advantage after their first leg win. Four times in the last five matches they have scored two or more goals and they’ve conceded two goals only in that run. The same is the case in their Champions League matches; Liverpool have scored two or more in four of the last five Champions League games. They’ve however managed just two clean sheets in the last five Champions League matches, with both sides scoring in two of the last three.