Head-to-Head: Liverpool vs Villarreal

Liverpool vs Villarreal carries a European knockout history in which Liverpool have the clearer direction, though Villarreal have shown they can win a leg. Villarreal took a 1–0 home victory on 28 April 2016, but Liverpool answered 3–0 at Anfield on 5 May. In 2022, Liverpool won 2–0 at Anfield and 3–2 in Spain. The balance favours Liverpool while retaining a competitive counterpoint.

Upcoming matches, Liverpool vs Villarreal

20 October 2026 - 19:00 Group Stage

Liverpool

VS

Villarreal

Past matches, Liverpool vs Villarreal

3 May 2022 Semi-finals

Villarreal

2 - 3

Liverpool

Estadio de la Cerámica
27 April 2022 Semi-finals

Liverpool

2 - 0

Villarreal

Anfield
5 May 2016 Semi-finals

Liverpool

3 - 0

Villarreal
28 April 2016 Semi-finals

Villarreal

1 - 0

Liverpool

Match center

Villarreal

2 - 3

3 May 2022

Liverpool

Starting eleven

Substitutes Villarreal

11
M
24
M
25
D
14
M
9
F
35
G
22
D
10
M
1
G
20
M
23
M
2
D

Liverpool Substitutes

F
23
D
21
M
14
M
17
M
7
D
12
D
32
M
67
F
18
M
15
G
62
F
27

Match events

45'

90'

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3'
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B. Dia Normal Goal (Asst: E. Capoue)
41'
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F. Coquelin Normal Goal (Asst: E. Capoue)
46'

L. Díaz Diogo Jota
62'
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Fabinho Normal Goal (Asst: Mohamed Salah)
63'

Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
67'
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L. Díaz Normal Goal (Asst: T. Alexander-Arnold)
68'

S. Chukwueze Gerard Moreno
68'

Pedraza F. Coquelin
74'
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S. Mané Normal Goal (Asst: N. Keïta)
77'

Trent Alexander-Arnold Yellow Card
79'

Paco Alcácer B. Dia
79'

J. Henderson N. Keïta
79'

K. Tsimikas A. Robertson
79'

Manu Trigueros P. Estupiñán
79'

S. Aurier Albiol
80'

C. Jones Thiago Alcântara
81'

Giovani Lo Celso Yellow Card
84'

J. Milner Fabinho
85'

Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
85'

Étienne Capoue Red Card
85'

Pau Torres Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Liverpool VS Villarreal

Liverpool answer the early setback

The 2016 Europa League semi-final supplied a clear contrast between the two legs. Villarreal won 1–0 at home on 28 April, but Liverpool reversed that position with a 3–0 victory at Anfield on 5 May. The results show that Villarreal could make the first contest uncomfortable, while Liverpool had the capacity to turn the tie decisively in the return setting.

A stronger Liverpool direction

The next European semi-final, in the 2022 Champions League, gave Liverpool a firmer platform. They won 2–0 at Anfield on 27 April before completing a 3–2 victory at Villarreal on 3 May. That sequence reinforces Liverpool’s advantage across the available knockout evidence, yet Villarreal’s 2016 home win remains an important counterpoint. It keeps the Spanish side’s capacity to respond in view. The enduring question is whether Villarreal can again make home advantage count, or whether Liverpool’s ability to manage both settings will shape another meeting.