Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold (AP)
Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold said Villarreal made life “really difficult” as they booked their place in the UEFA Champions League final
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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold admitted that Villarreal made life “really difficult” as Jurgen Klopp’s side advanced to a third Champions League final in five years on Tuesday.
The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the first leg of last week’s semi-final at Anfield, but first-half goals from Boley Dia and Francis Coquelin in Spain leveled the aggregate.
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A much better Liverpool took control in the second half at La Ceramica where goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane gave them a 3–2 win on the night and a 5–2 aggregate victory.
“We never make these Champions League semi-finals easy for ourselves. Tough, really tough,” Alexander-Arnold told BT Sport.
“We came here and they played really well in the first half. We regrouped at half-time and got the game with a screw in the neck. We did what we needed to do.”
Liverpool are bidding for an unprecedented quadruple but look to be in danger of losing a match by two goals after a 45-minute start for the first time this season.
“We never played football in that first half and didn’t take any other balls. They played the game they wanted and we allowed them to do that,” said Alexander-Arnold.
“In the second half we came out and controlled the ball better. A bad half on two legs, we can accept that to get the job done.”
Six-time European champions Liverpool will take on Premier League rivals Manchester City or Real Madrid in the final in Paris on 28 May.
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