Another great night! Very proud of the club, crowd and team tonight. Thoroughly well done to JK, he got his line-up and plan spot on.
The whole team came together and worked themselves into the ground, all over the pitch, for the whole game.
Mingolet: only had one save and one clearance from a corner to make; mainly thanks to...
Lovren & Toure: a fantastic night for those two, had Villareal's front two totally dominated into insignificance. Lovren especially was top class, perhaps his best game for Liverpool.
Can & Milner: once again huge work rate from the players in our engine room. Impressive from Can for his first game back ( rest has done him some good), his screening in front of the CB's was just what we needed tonight.
Sturridge & Coutinho: always lively, creative and Sturridge gets those shots on target.
Firmino: beats Lovren to the MOTM for me. his movement caused Villareal a lot of problems and the flicks and lay-offs just didn't give their defenders a chance to get a grip on him...and that turn was sublime.
One game, one result and, perhaps, one goal away from more Euro silverware and a place in the CL. Wow. Sevilla will be tough, they can play and they love the EL, and going for three wins in a row gives them plenty to play for.
But, the last time we were in the final of this tournament we won it...and we won it against Spanish opposition, and if we want another tenuous good luck link, we won it in Dortmund.