Europa League final set as Liverpool control Villarreal, Sevilla beat Shakhtar
Liverpool will face Sevilla in the Europa League final in
Switzerland later this month after both sides cruised to
impressive home wins in their respective semifinal second
legs on Thursday night.
Jurgen Klopp's men will get the chance to bid for their
first continental title in nine years after brushing aside 10-
man Villarreal 3-0 at Anfield to earn a 3-1 aggregate win.
Meanwhile, two goals from Kevin Gameiro saw Sevilla build
on a 2-2 draw in Lviv last week to overcome Shakhtar
Donetsk 3-1 at their own Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Liverpool got off to a flying start at Anfield, where Villarreal
midfielder Bruno panicked and put through his own goal
under pressure from Daniel Sturridge with just seven
minutes gone.
Roberto Firmino and James Milner also came close but the
Spanish side rallied and Cedric Bakambu almost grabbed a
shock equaliser on the stroke of halftime.
But Liverpool poured on the pressure after the break and
grabbed a second goal when Sturridge poked the ball
through goalkeeper Alphonse Areola's legs just past the
hour mark.
And after Victor Ruiz was sent off for a second yellow
card, Adam Lallana pounced to grab Liverpool's third and
seal their trip to the final in Switzerland.
Liverpool will face a tough task to dethrone Sevilla, who
once again saved their best for the competition by cruising
past Shakhtar Donetsk.
Gameiro took just nine minutes to open the the scoring
and despite Brazilian Marlos briefly drawing the visitors
level, Gameiro grabbed his second when he rounded
keeper Andriy Pyatov two minutes after the break.
Mariano struck a superb third for the hosts, and if
Grzegorz Krychowiak had not flashed a late header wide
the damage to Shakhtar -- and the warning to Liverpool --
could have been greater.
Created at 2016-05-06 03:22:15
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