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Liverpool Echo
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Molly Jacobsen-Hunt

Pick your Liverpool team ahead of Champions League semi-final vs Villarreal

Liverpool host the first leg of their Champions League semi-final vs Villareal on Wednesday night at Anfield.

The last time the two teams met was in the Europa League semi-final in 2016 when Liverpool beat the Spanish outfit 3-1 on aggregate to secure their spot in the final against Sevilla.

Sevilla won that match 3-1 and were managed by current Villarreal boss Unai Emery.

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp, who confirmed that Roberto Firmino is likely to miss the first leg through injury, has huge respect for Emery and his side.

Klopp said: "We have properly analysed Villarreal. I have proper respect for Unai and them. I watched them properly and wow! Impressive. He is a detail-obsessed manager. Different ways to press and react to different results. A world-class coach doing an incredible job."

So how should Liverpool go about beating the current Europa League holders?

Here at the ECHO we're giving you the chance to pick your own Reds starting XI for the first leg. Let us know in the comments below who you think should be a definitely start for Klopp's side and share your results with us on Twitter .

You will be able to catch all the action from Anfield on our website on Wednesday night as Liverpool hope to get one step closer to their third final of this incredible season.

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