JAKARTA - Liverpool will host Villarreal at Anfield Stadium, Thursday, April 28, early morning WIB. The two teams will compete in the first leg of the 2022/2023 Champions League semifinals.
Liverpool is clearly more favored in this match. This is reflected in the statistics and also the composition of the players.
However, Liverpool midfielder and captain, Jordan Henderson, asked his team to remain vigilant. According to him, Villarreal has the potential to give a surprise.
The real evidence is already visible. Juventus and Bayern Munich are victims of Villarreal's good game.
"They are a very good team. I think you have seen his performances, not only in the Champions League, (but) a few games in the (Spanish) League," said Henderson, as quoted by Antara from Liverpool's official website.
Praise was also given to the coach, Unai Emery, who according to him has done a good job with The Yellow Submarine this season. He also believes, Liverpool need to exert 100 percent energy to be able to win over Villarreal.
"They have an experienced manager who has done an outstanding job. So it will be a very, very difficult test," said Henderson.
Liverpool are also on a mission of revenge after losing to Unai Emery's Sevilla in 2016 in the Europa League final. He considered, the defeat of Sevilla six years ago was a turning point for Liverpool to rise in the next period until now.
"I feel as if he (Jurgen Klopp) knows that this is the beginning of something special to come. As a player, it is very difficult to think about that, when you have just lost a final," said Henderson.
"I always felt he was very different to anything I've seen before, and that night is always in my mind."
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
