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2021/22 UEFA Champions League
Semi-Finals - First-Leg
26-27 April 2022
English giants Manchester City and Liverpool FC will be banking on their home ground advantage in their
UEFA Champions League semi-final, first leg ties.
City are set to play host to Spanish giants Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium which is the fifth-largest in the Premier League on April 26.
The Citizens are enjoying a five-match unbeaten run at home in this competition having recorded four victories and one draw which came against Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon.
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They defeated Real's city rivals Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their last home game in the Champions League and they won quarter-final tie 1-0 on aggregate.
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The English giants saw their six-match unbeaten run in this competition come to an end when they lost to Madrid having recorded five victories and one draw.
City will be confident of securing another home win against Spanish opposition with the second-leg encounter scheduled to be played in Spain on May 4.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will welcome Spanish side Villarreal at Anfield in England in the first-leg encounter on April 27.
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The Reds are winless in their last two home matches in this competition having lost 1-0 to Italy's Inter Milan, before drawing 2-2 with SL Benfica of Portugal.
They were able to progress to the next round on each occasion as they had won their first-leg matches away with a two-goal margin.
Prior to their matches against Inter and Benfica, Liverpool were undefeated in six home matches including wins over Italy's AC Milan and FC Porto of Portugal.
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Liverpool will be banking on the home support to help propel the team to a crucial first-leg win with the second-leg match set to be played in Spain on May 3.
Jordan Henderson, the Liverpool captain and midfielder, is wary of Villarreal, who have caused major upsets on the way to reaching the semi-finals.
“They’ve knocked out Juventus [and] Bayern [Munich] - two very good sides," Henderson said.
"They’re a very good team in their own right. That’ll be a very difficult tie - both legs. We need to be 100 per cent ready, give it everything and hopefully we can progress to the final.”
UEFA Champions League semi-final fixtures
Both matches to kick-off at 19h00
Tuesday, April 26
Manchester City v Real Madrid
Wednesday, April 27
Liverpool FC v Villarreal CF
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