Liverpool - Villarreal matchup also seems to be tricky actually because Villarreal eliminated very big teams like Juventus and Bayern Munich before this round in the Champions League. They have a big experience against stronger teams in this tournament as a result. But Liverpool are a way more different opponent than them. Villarreal can have a really hard time defending their attacking players indeed. Maybe it seems to be too hard for Villarreal to eliminate Liverpool also but I still appreciate their journey so far so much.
Liverpool Villarreal may look like a tough match for Villarreal but haven't seen how the club played against other stronger clubs and has survived it am hopeful they're going to give Liverpool a runoff and even if Liverpool wins it will not be an easy one.
Well this is a basic assumption, don't forget when Bayern faced Villarreal almost everyone said this. I think it can be used as a lesson for Liverpool that Villareal is not an easy team to beat. Emery's strategy was really great and should be with them getting to the semi-finals I don't think there is any reason to underestimate Villarreal now
To be honest for me Villarreal are really a very strong team, after they got rid of Juventus, I think Villarreal were lucky. But after Villarreal got rid of
Bayern, I started to change my view of Villarreal. Beating two strong teams has proven that Villarreal is a team that Liverpool cannot underestimate.
Even though Liverpool had an extraordinary performance, if they underestimated Villarreal, they would have the same fate as Bayern. Emery's strategy
has proven to be effective in making it difficult for Bayern to score goals, even though we know Bayern are a very productive team. But Villarreal's
defense is so strong, finally made Bayern only able to score one goal when facing Villarreal in the two legs that were played. This is a lesson for Liverpool
to play more carefully against Villarreal, I agree Liverpool will have a hard time beating Villarreal. Even if Liverpool qualify for the final, they will only win
on aggregate by a single goal difference.