UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 0-1) Anfield - Liverpool Thursday 5 May 2016 Liverpool FC 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Villarreal CF Semi-finals, Second leg Last updated 05/05/2016 10:50CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Team facts 8 Squad list 10 Fixtures and results 13 Match-by-match lineups 17 Match officials 21 Legend 23 1 Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 5 May 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 28/04/2016 SF Villarreal CF - Liverpool FC 1-0 Villarreal Adrián López 90+2 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Villarreal CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Liverpool FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 04/11/2014 GS Real Madrid CF - Liverpool FC 1-0 Madrid Benzema 27 Ronaldo 23, Benzema 22/10/2014 GS Liverpool FC - Real Madrid CF 0-3 Liverpool 30, 41 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Aquilani 44, Liverpool FC - Club Atlético de 2-1 29/04/2010 SF Liverpool Benayoun 95 ET; Madrid agg: 2-2 ag (aet) Forlán 102 ET Club Atlético de Madrid - 22/04/2010 SF 1-0 Madrid Forlán 9 Liverpool FC UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 4-0 Torres 16, Gerrard 28 10/03/2009 R16 Liverpool FC - Real Madrid CF Liverpool agg: 5-0 (P), 47, Dossena 88 25/02/2009 R16 Real Madrid CF - Liverpool FC 0-1 Madrid Benayoun 82 Liverpool FC - Club Atlético de Gerrard 90+5 (P); 04/11/2008 GS 1-1 Liverpool Madrid Maxi Rodríguez 37 Club Atlético de Madrid - 22/10/2008 GS 1-1 Madrid Simão 83; Keane 14 Liverpool FC UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 06/03/2007 R16 Liverpool FC - FC Barcelona Liverpool Gudjohnsen 75 agg: 2-2 ag Deco 14; Bellamy 43, 21/02/2007 R16 FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC 1-2 Barcelona John Arne Riise 74 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - Real Betis 23/11/2005 GS 0-0 Liverpool Balompié 2 Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 5 May 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool UEFA Champions League Arzu 51; Sinama Real Betis Balompié - Liverpool 13/09/2005 GS 1-2 Seville Pongolle 2, Luis FC García 14 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RC Deportivo La Coruña - Jorge Andrade 14 03/11/2004 GS 0-1 La Coruna Liverpool FC (og) Liverpool FC - RC Deportivo La 19/10/2004 GS 0-0 Liverpool Coruña UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/10/2002 GS1 Liverpool FC - Valencia CF 0-1 Liverpool Rufete 34 17/09/2002 GS1 Valencia CF - Liverpool FC 2-0 Valencia Aimar 20, Baraja 38 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 13/03/2002 GS2 FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC 0-0 Barcelona Owen 27; Kluivert 41, 20/11/2001 GS2 Liverpool FC - FC Barcelona 1-3 Liverpool Rochemback 65, Overmars 84 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Babbel 3, Gerrard 16, McAllister 40 (P), 5-4 Fowler 72, Geli 116 16/05/2001 F Liverpool FC - Deportivo Alavés Dortmund gg ET (og); Alonso 26, Javi Moreno 47, 49, Cruyff 88 1-0 19/04/2001 SF Liverpool FC - FC Barcelona Liverpool McAllister 44 (P) agg: 1-0 05/04/2001 SF FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC 0-0 Barcelona UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 08/12/1998 R3 Liverpool FC - RC Celta de Vigo Liverpool Revivo 57 agg: 1-4 Mostovoi 50, Karpin 24/11/1998 R3 RC Celta de Vigo - Liverpool FC 3-1 Vigo 56, Gudelj 90; Owen 35 Claudio López 45, 2-2 03/11/1998 R2 Valencia CF - Liverpool FC Valencia 90+4; McManaman agg: 2-2 ag 78, Berger 86 20/10/1998 R2 Liverpool FC - Valencia CF 0-0 Liverpool 3 Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 5 May 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 02/11/1983 R2 Athletic Club - Liverpool FC Bilbao Rush 66 agg: 0-1 19/10/1983 R2 Liverpool FC - Athletic Club 0-0 Liverpool European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/05/1981 F Liverpool FC - Real Madrid CF 1-0 Paris Kennedy 81 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Thompson 51; 14/04/1976 SF Liverpool FC - FC Barcelona Liverpool agg: 2-1 Rexach 52 30/03/1976 SF FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC 0-1 Barcelona Toshack 13 Toshack 15, Kennedy Liverpool FC - Real Sociedad de 6-0 04/11/1975 R2 Liverpool 30, 74, Fairclough 72, Fútbol agg: 9-1 Heighway 76, Neal 79 Amas 87; Heighway Real Sociedad de Fútbol - 22/10/1975 R2 1-3 San Sebastian 18, Callaghan 60, Liverpool FC Thompson 83 Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Villarreal CF - Manchester City Touré 30, 71, Balotelli 02/11/2011 GS 0-3 Villarreal FC 45+3 (P) Manchester City FC - Villarreal Marchena 43 (og), 18/10/2011 GS 2-1 Manchester CF Agüero 90+3; Cani 4 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Walcott 10, Adebayor 15/04/2009 QF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF London agg: 4-1 60, Van Persie 69 (P) Senna 10; Adebayor 07/04/2009 QF Villarreal CF - Arsenal FC 1-1 Villarreal 66 Villarreal CF - Manchester United 25/11/2008 GS 0-0 Villarreal FC Manchester United FC - Villarreal 17/09/2008 GS 0-0 Manchester CF UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 25/04/2006 SF Villarreal CF - Arsenal FC Villarreal agg: 0-1 19/04/2006 SF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF 1-0 London Touré 41 Manchester United FC - Villarreal 22/11/2005 GS 0-0 Manchester CF Villarreal CF - Manchester United 14/09/2005 GS 0-0 Villarreal FC 4 Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 5 May 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool UEFA Champions League 2-1 Sorín 20, Forlán 24/08/2005 QR3 Villarreal CF - Everton FC Villarreal agg: 4-2 90+2; Arteta 69 Beattie 42; Figueroa 09/08/2005 QR3 Everton FC - Villarreal CF 1-2 Liverpool 27, Josico 45+1 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Guayre 36, Javi Venta 25/11/2004 GS Villarreal CF - Middlesbrough FC 2-0 Villarreal 75 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Liverpool FC 15 4 6 5 16 7 4 5 2 2 0 0 33 13 10 10 37 30 Villarreal CF 8 3 4 1 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 14 4 6 4 9 12 5 Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF Thursday 5 May 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Match background Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool FC will hope Anfield can inspire them once more as they look to retrieve a first-leg deficit in their UEFA Europa League semi-final against Villarreal CF. Previous meetings • Adrián López’s added-time finish earned Villarreal a 1-0 win in the home leg, which was the sides' first competitive meeting. • The teams played a pre-season friendly in 2008, drawing 0-0 at El Madrigal. • Liverpool's 33 UEFA games against Spanish opposition have ended W13 D10 L10 (W4 D6 L5 at Anfield – W7 D4 L5 in Spain). Those matches include two final victories on neutral territory: 1-0 against Real Madrid CF in the 1981 European Champion Clubs' Cup and 5-4 after extra time against Deportivo Alavés in the 2001 UEFA Cup. • Villarreal's record in 14 UEFA fixtures against English clubs reads W4 D6 L4 (W3 D4 L1 at home – W1 D2 L3 in England). They were without a victory in their last ten encounters with Premier League opponents going into the first leg of this tie. Form guide • Liverpool were the only side to make it from the start of the group stage to matchday 12 unbeaten; however, following the first leg, it is Villarreal who are now 12 games without defeat. • Liverpool lost to Beşiktaş JK on penalties in last year's round of 32 and to FC Zenit at the same stage of their previous UEFA Europa League adventure, in 2012/13. The 1973, 1976 and 2001 UEFA Cup winners last contested the semi-finals in 2009/10, succumbing to Club Atlético de Madrid. • Villarreal's best previous campaigns in the competition ended in the semi-finals, where they were twice eliminated by eventual winners – Valencia CF in 2003/04 and FC Porto in 2010/11. Links and trivia • The journey from Villarreal to Liverpool is just shy of 950km. • Villarreal's Cédric Bakambu has scored nine in this season's competition, leaving him second in the UEFA Europa League scoring chart behind Athletic Club's ten-goal Aritz Aduriz.