Fabinho: Hardest first half of the season; Trent: We got the job done

survived a huge scare in the first half to beat Villarreal 2-3 and reach the

final. Fabinho, Diaz, and Mane were on the scoresheet for Klopp's side. Reds won the tie against

5-2 on aggregate.

Fabinho after the game told BT Sport:

“They gave everything in the first half. We knew the first 15-20 minutes would be really important; they scored early and that gave them confidence [and got the fans going]. It was maybe our hardest first half of the season. But after the first goal we controlled the game and now we’re in the final.

“When I received the ball from Mo Salah my first thought was to pass, but I wasn’t sure whether Sadio was offside so I decided to shoot. I think it was the best option!”

Trent Alexander-Arnold also told BT Sport:

“We don’t make these Champions League semis easy for ourselves: Roma away, Barca at home and now here. They played very well in the first half, but we grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half and did what we needed to do.

“We expected it to be difficult in the first half. Sometimes you can’t control the game how you want to. But we got it done and we’ve booked our ticket to Paris.

“We didn’t play the football in the first half, we didn’t pick up the second balls. They played the game they wanted to and we allowed them to do that. It was difficult for us. In the second half we played the way we needed to play and controlled the game a lot better. One bad half over the two legs… we can concede that as long as we get the job done.

“It’s always nice to get the job done on Tuesday, so we can watch the game tomorrow knowing that we’re already there. It could be another amazing game. Either opponent deserves to get to the final, so I’m excited to see who we’ll get.”

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