Liverpool reached the Champions League final

English “Liverpool” beat the Spanish “Villarreal” in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The meeting, held in Villarreal, ended with the score 3:2 in favor of the guests. The winners included Fabinho (62nd minute), Luis Diaz (67th) and Sadio Mane (74th) with goals. The hosts scored Boulaye Dia (3) and Francis Coquelin (41). At the 86th minute of the meeting for a second yellow card midfielder “Villarreal,” Etienne Capu was sent off. Mane scored his 15th goal for an English team in the Champions League play-offs, equaling the feat with Chelsea’s top-flight Frank Lampard.

The first match, held in Liverpool, ended with a score of 2:0 in favour of the English club, which, following the results of two meetings, won a ticket to the Champions League final.

Liverpool has reached the Champions League final for the tenth time in their history and the third in five years. On account of the English club six victories in the tournament. “Villarreal”, having reached the semi-finals, repeated its best result in the tournament.

The second finalist will be known on Wednesday following the match between Spanish Real Madrid and English Manchester City (the result of the first match is 3:4).

The Champions League final will take place on May 28 at the Stade de France in the suburbs of Paris. Initially, it was planned to be held in St. Petersburg, but in February the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to postpone the match.