Villarreal

Villarreal vs Liverpool 2-3 Newspaper Player Ratings from L’Equipe, Diario AS, Sport May 2022- Robertson, Rulli

Here is a look at the player ratings for Villarreal vs Liverpool in the Champions League from the big European newspapers. LFC trailed 2-0 at the interval, but recovered to win 3-2 (see xG for Villarreal Liverpool Second Leg).

L’Equipe player ratings Villarreal 2 Liverpool 3 Champions League May 2022

French newspaper L’Equipe thought Andy Robertson was very poor for LFC, giving him a 3/10 rating, the same as team mate Diogo Jota and Villarreal players Geronimo Rulli and Parejo. LFC’s best player on the evening according to them was Luis Diaz (7/10), who came off the bench to replace Jota at half time.

Villarreal vs Liverpool Player Ratings from L'Equipe 2022

Diario Sport player ratings Villarreal vs Liverpool Semi final second leg

Spanish paper Sport gave Villarreal an average team rating of 6.1/10 as compared to Liverpool’s 5.8/10. Luis Diaz got a 9/10 from them.

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xG Villarreal Liverpool Second Leg May 3 2022 Champions League | Expected Goals Villarreal 2-3 LFC Shots Map

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Villarreal v Liverpool (UCL Second Leg Semifinal May 3, 2022). A tale of two halves really- Villarreal had no shot (and therefore no xG) in the entire second half after leading 2-0 at half time, while only 0.09 of Liverpool’s total xG came in the first half (shots for Jota and Keita)

xG Villarreal 1.03- 1.64 Liverpool shots map (Actual score Villarreal 2-3 LFC)

First half xG: Villarreal 1.03-0.09 LFC
Second half xG: Villareal 0.00-1.55 LFC

1-0 3′ Dia goal vs Liverpool xG 0.65
2-0 40′ Coquelin header goal vs Liverpool xG 0.20
2-1 62′ Fabinho goal vs Villarreal xG 0.09 (through the legs of Rulli)
2-2 67′ Diaz header goal vs Villarreal xG 0.33 (free header, through the legs of Rulli)
2-3 74′ Mane goal vs Villarreal xG 0.51 (bad mistake by Rulli)

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xG Liverpool vs Villarreal 2022 Champions League | Expected Goals Stats No Shot on Target First Leg Semifinal

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Liverpool v Villarreal (27 April 2022, UCL Semi final first Leg). A deserved win for Liverpool- no shot on target for Villarreal in the entire game, and their only shot (a 36th minute one for Lo Celso) was off target.

xG Liverpool 1.67-0.07 Villarreal shots map (Actual score LFC 2-0 Villarreal)

1-0 Estupinan own goal vs Liverpool (no xG for an own goal)
2-0 Mane goal vs Villarreal xG 0.36 (stabs home from close range)

Some other notable chances/misses/opportunities in Liverpool-Villarreal 2-0 CL

12th minute Mane header chance vs Villarreal xG 0.40 (free header & unmarked in the box, but gets the jump timing wrong, and it goes wide)
27th minute Salah chance vs Villarreal xG 0.04 (teed up by Mane, but high and wide)
35th minute Salah volley chance vs Villarreal xG 0.06 (over the bar)
42nd minute Thiago shot vs Villarreal xG 0.02 (long range effort, hits post)
68th minute Luis Diaz shot v Villarreal xG 0.07 (blocked by Villarreal player)

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