Francis Coquelin: Last News

Liverpool right now after coming off the bench to inspire the Reds’ Champions League semi-final comeback against Villarreal. Liverpool travelled to Spain with a two-goal lead from the first leg but saw it wiped out by goals from Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin before half-time. The tie was on a knife edge at the break, but after Jurgen Klopp swapped Diogo Jota for Diaz it was one-way traffic, with Liverpool easing through 5-2 on aggregate.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, the Reds concerning first-half display against Villarreal was no laughing matter - but his anxious reaction certainly left Thierry Henry and Micah Richards in stitches.Jurgen Klopp's men carried a 2-0 lead into Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second-leg at El Madrigal after comfortably cruising past the Yellow Submarine last week. The Spanish side were heavily criticised by some for their approach to the Anfield encounter and many felt Liverpool had already guaranteed their place in next month's final before a ball had even been kicked in the second-leg.However, those views proved to be highly ill-judged.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been told that Liverpool live ‘rent free’ in his head after his series of tweets on Tuesday night.Jurgen Klopp’s Reds progressed into the final of the Champions League after beating Villarreal 3-2 to secure a 5-2 win on aggregate. However, it was far from smooth sailing for the Anfield outfit.

Unai Emery's Villarreal got off to a dream start to their Champions League semi-final second leg at the Estadio de la Ceramica - proving a prediction from the former Arsenal boss right. Emery, who led Villarreal to Europa League glory last season, knew his team would give Liverpool far more problems than they managed to do at Anfield in a game that they lost 2-0 following an own goal and a strike from Sadio Mane last week.The former PSG boss had said after his team failed to have a shot on target in the first leg: "They [Liverpool] are going to suffer more than tonight in Villarreal."That was the case as Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin both scored in the first half, levelling up the tie on aggregate before the second leg.Jurgen Klopp's men then regrouped at the break with Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane all scoring in the second-half to book their place in the final.Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold said of the result on BT Sport: "We never seem to make these Champions League semi-finals easy for ourselves. HAVE YOUR SAY! Will Liverpool win the quadruple? Tell us in the comments section "Difficult, really difficult.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp must have breathed a major sigh of relief after surviving a mighty scare against Villarreal on Tuesday night.A shocking first-half saw the Spanish side draw level on aggregate after goals from Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin where the Reds looked completely lost as Unai Emery's men put them to the sword. But Liverpool resumed control after the break and deserved to go through after the introduction of Luis Diaz completely changed the game.Fabinho put Liverpool ahead on aggregate after a shoddy error from the goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli when his shot went through the former Manchester City star's legs.

Manchester City will play Liverpool in the Champions League final should they overcome Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

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