Sadio Mane Scores Brilliant Goal as Liverpool Beat Villarreal in UCL Semifinal 1st Leg

• Sadio Mane scored on Wednesday night, 27 April, as Liverpool defeated Spanish giants Villarreal in the Champions League
• The Premier League side won the encounter 2-0 thereby giving themselves good chance of reaching the final
• Jurgen Klopp and his warriors must now do everything possible to make sure that they do the job completely in the second leg

Liverpool who are Premier League giants are now on the verge of reaching the Champions final after beating visiting Villarreal 2-0 in the first leg of the semifinal clash.

The encounter was played on Wednesday night, 27 April, at Anfield and it was not an easy encounter for Jurgen Klopp and his men as they labored hard to get this victory.

Having sent out German champions Bayern Munich out of the competition, Unai Emery and his wards traveled to England with boosted morale with the target of getting good result against the Reds.

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But they met a more determined Liverpool side who started the encounter brilliantly even though they failed to score in the first 45 minutes of the match.

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Pervis Estupinan scored an own goal to give Liverpool the lead in the 53rd minute, and Villarreal tried all they could to restore parity after conceding, but they were unable to score.

Three minutes later, Mohamed Salah provided an assist for Sadio Mane to score the second goal for Liverpool and the Reds went on to win 2-0.

As things stand now, Liverpool must avoid losing 3-0 in the return leg for them to reach the final of the Champions League.

Steven Gerrard makes honest confession on the real reason he left Liverpool

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard confessed that his unfortunate slip against Chelsea was the reason he left the club.

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Liverpool were on the cusp of winning the Premier League title in the 2013/2014 season but Gerrard’s tumble allowed Manchester City to beat them to it.

The midfielder slipped on Anfield’s turf to pave way for Demba Ba to open the scoring for the Blues. Willian added a second one in the dying minutes of the game. Crystal Palace then frustrated the then Brendan Rodgers side the following game week to a 3-3 draw.

Gerrard’s career as a player was trophy-laden but he ended it without ever winning the Premier League. He would later on make amends as manager by leading Rangers to the Scottish Premier League title.