Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool (agg 2-5): Klopp's side control fright to reach Champions League final

The Reds win Villarreal after a boost performance in the second half of the match to proceed to the final that would be held in Paris

Match report as Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final - and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive.

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. Liverpool score three goals in 12 second-half minutes to book third Champions League final berth in five years against either Real Madrid or Man City in Paris; Villarreal had wiped out first-leg deficit before fading in El Madrigal.

The six-time European champions saw their first-leg advantage wiped out in the first half as Boulaye Dia's third-minute opener was added to by Francis Coquelin, who outjumped Trent Alexander-Arnold to float a header into the top corner (41).

But Fabinho restored Liverpool's advantage in the tie when his near-post shot flashed through Geronimo Rulli (62). It turned the tide as the inspired substitute Luis Diaz restored the visitors' two-goal cushion from Alexander-Arnold's cross (67).

Villarreal celebrate Boulaye Dia's early goal in the second leg against Liverpool

It was a very dominant second-half display from Jurgen Klopp's side, who capitalised on further dubious goalkeeping as Sadio Mane nipped in front of the roaming Rulli, rode the challenge of Juan Foyth to stroke into an unguarded net (74).

Dias score to put Liverpool ahead

There was still time for Etienne Capoue to be sent off in the final five minutes following a second bookable offence on Curtis Jones as Liverpool march onto the Paris showpiece in 25 days' time, where history might await.

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