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Villarreal might not be the most fashionable of clubs and the second leg is at Anfield - but the Spaniards are fourth in La Liga, having beaten both Madrid sides and drawn with Barcelona at home, and they have knocked out Napoli and Bayer Leverkusen. It’s a very difficult tie for Liverpool.
The home team in the final will be the winner of the second semi-final between Villarreal and Liverpool.
Villarreal v Liverpool
Shakhtar Donetsk v Sevilla
The draw is about to begin. It’s seconds away!
Uefa competitions director Giorgio Marchetti is on stage again. He’s joined by former Basel striker Alexander Frei.
“Liverpool - Villarreal,” roars Charles Antaki. “Well, it would allow some Yellow Submarine jokes if nothing else.”
The mayor of Basel, which is where the final is being held this year, is doing a speech. He’s currently talking about river levels. “If I’m a Liverpool fan, I don’t care who I draw, I just want Klopp to stay. Forever,” says Simon McMahon.
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With everyone inside Uefa suitable refreshed after the Champions League draw, it’s back to Nyon for the Europa League semi-final draw.
For the purposes of this blog, you’re a Liverpool fan. Who do you want? Sevilla know this competition inside out. Shakhtar are a very good side, Villarreal are fourth in La Liga. Not easy, is it?
Hello. That was pretty damn emotional, wasn’t it. What a night at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla surviving a brilliant second-leg comeback from Athletic Bilbao and eventually winning on penalties in a stunning atmosphere. The holders, looking to win the competition for the third consecutive year, just about clambered into the last four after an almighty scare.
They’re joined there by Villarreal, fourth in La Liga and emphatic conquerors of Sparta Prague, and Europa League experts Shakhtar Donetsk, who entered the competition after dropping out of a tough Champions League group with Real Madrid and PSG. The dangerous Ukrainians won their quarter-final against Braga.
Meanwhile Liverpool, who are managed by some German bloke you won’t have heard of, are also in the draw after their routine victory over Borussia Dortmund at a silent Anfield.
Just like the Champions League, it’s not easy picking a winner now that Dortmund are out.
The draw begins at: an optimistic 11.30am BST.
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