Liverpool vs Villarreal LIVE - Predicted line-ups and latest updates - Champions League 21/22

Hello and welcome in to our Wednesday night Champions League live blog, where we'll be covering Liverpool vs Villarreal at Anfield. After a seven-goal thriller in Manchester last night, more goals are expected in this other semi-final first leg as Jurgen Klopp's dynamic Liverpool side take on Unai Emery and the giant killers of Villarreal.

Villarreal are the clear underdogs in this tie, but they did knock out Juventus and Bayern Munich to reach this year's Champions League semi-finals, so they can't be underestimated. After making it to the final four in 2005/06 as well, the Yellow Submarine will hope to go one step further on this occasion.

These two clubs have, in fact, met in a European semi-final before, in the 2015/16 Europa League. Back then, Liverpool won 3-0 at Anfield in what was the second leg, after a loss in Spain. This time it's the Anfield leg up first, before the tie moves to the Estadio de la Ceramica next week.

Liverpool vs Villarreal LIVE - Latest Updates

In this Champions League live blog, we'll bring you all the latest updates from Anfield, from the pre-match build-up to minute-by-minute text commentary once the ball gets rolling. The kick-off is set for 20:00 BST local time, which is 15:00 on the USA's east coast and 12:00 on the USA's west coast.

As is always the case in our Champions League live blogs, the updates can be found above and the most recent entries will be the ones nearest the top. There, we will discuss the predicted line-ups for both Liverpool and Villarreal and then have the confirmed starting XIs as soon as they're out. Then, it'll be time for minute-by-minute updates as the English and the Spanish teams battle for a spot in the 2021/22 Champions League final at Paris' Stade de France.