Villarreal's performance dubbed "disgrace to the Champions League"

Jurgen Klopp was satisfied after the Champions League semi-final first leg against Villarreal. His men beat Unai Emery's team 2-0. "Half the job is done," he said after the first leg. There is a second leg to come at La Ceramica stadium. 

In England, there was plenty of praise for the Reds. They are happy about the result which leaves Liverpool in a strong position in the tie.

However, Villarreal woke up to lots of criticism on Thursday. Former Chelsea player Jason Cundy was one of those who was most critical. On 'talkSPORT', he slammed the La Liga outfit. 

"It was a disgrace to the Champions League. Liverpool's players did not even have to break sweat," Cundy said. "You could've played a fan next to Van Dijk, they were that bad," he continued. 

Jason Cundy then expressed his surprise at how Villarreal had reached the last four. "I've no idea how they've made it this far. They were pathetic. It was like playing the last game of the group phase against a team who are not even good enough to get into the Europa League," he concluded.

 

April 27, 2022