{"id":1075685,"date":"2022-05-04T11:03:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T11:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/04\/champions-league-reactions-as-liverpool-come-alive-in-spain-to-reach-final\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T11:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T11:03:30","slug":"champions-league-reactions-as-liverpool-come-alive-in-spain-to-reach-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/04\/champions-league-reactions-as-liverpool-come-alive-in-spain-to-reach-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League reactions as Liverpool come alive in Spain to reach final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"621\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image_2022-05-04_091105876-696x621.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Liverpool are in yet another Champions League final, seeing off Villarreal with a hard earned 3-2 victory that, for a short while, looked like it was moving in a completely different direction.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds had comfortably won 2-0 in the first leg but that advantage was wiped out after only 41 minutes at a noisy and passionate El Madrigal as the Spanish side pushed for a huge upset.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liverpool failed to register a shot on target in the first half against Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p>You could have played a fan next to Ra\u00fal Albiol. \ud83d\ude43<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1521577507773894661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve a bad feeling about this Liverpool game\u2026<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><br \/>\n\u2014 AdamJC \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea (@AdamJCcs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamJCcs\/status\/1521566538305871873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At the hour mark it was still 2-2 on aggregate, but Fabinho, half-time substitute Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane scored to\u00a0send Liverpool to Paris\u00a0\u2013 where they will play either Real Madrid or Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to comfortably book their place in a third Champions League final in the last five years.<\/p>\n<p>Basketball superstar and huge\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0fan, LeBron James who regularly posted about his beloved side was quick to tweet his delight after the full-time whistle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PARIS HERE WE COME!!!!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LFC<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1521594327524249600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This victory means Liverpool have become the first English club to reach the final of the European Cup\/Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup in the same season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANOTHER UCL final, third in 5 years. 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Onwards to Paris we go \ud83d\udd34\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lord Harold (@__LordHarold) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/__LordHarold\/status\/1521593714325479424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"p6H0CCChuU8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kwapia Residents Kick Against Operations of Quarry \u2013 Adom TV News (3-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6H0CCChuU8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are in yet another Champions League final, seeing off Villarreal with a hard earned 3-2 victory that, for a short while, looked like it was moving in a completely different direction. 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