Liverpool found a way. And thoroughly deserved this result. It puts one foot in Paris for the final. 19 shots, just one faced. It was complete dominance. 
Liverpool have won the first leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie for the 15th time; they have gone on to progress in each of the previous 13 instances since being eliminated by Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2001-02 (1-0 W in the first leg, 4-2 L in the second leg).
Liverpool have won nine matches in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most games they’ve ever won in a single campaign in European competition (excluding qualifiers).
Villarreal attempted just one shot in this match, with that shot missing the target. It’s the joint-fewest shots (1) and shots on target (0) by any side in a UEFA Champions League semi-final since this data is available (2003-04), along with Inter vs Barcelona in 2009-10 (1 shot, 0 on target).
Mohamed Salah’s assist for Sadio Mané’s goal to put Liverpool two goals ahead was the seventh time the pair have combined for a goal in the UEFA Champions League, the joint-most of any duo for English teams in the competition, equalling Wayne Rooney & Ryan Giggs and Mohamed Salah & Roberto Firmin