Europa League Semi-Final Draw: Liverpool Handed Spanish Test

The draw for the semi finals of the Europa League has been conducted today and Liverpool have been rewarded for their heroics last night with a clash against Villarreal.

Liverpool booked their place in the last four after securing a sensational comeback victory over Borussia Dortmund last night with the Merseysiders coming from 3-1 down to win 4-3 at Anfield and progress 5-4 on aggregate.

Jurgen Klopp’s men will now take on Villarreal for a place in the final after the Spaniards eased in to the semi-final stages after beating Sparta Prague 4-2 last night which saw them progress 6-3 on aggregate.

The Merseysiders will play the first leg in Villarreal on April 28th before welcoming the Spaniard’s to Anfield for the return leg on May 5th.

It was a very good draw for Liverpool as they have avoided Europa League holders Sevilla and what would have been a very tricky trip to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk.

Sevilla needed a penalty shoot-out to beat La Liga rivals Athletic Bilbao after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate and they’ll now take on Shakhtar in the other semi-final after they brushed Braga aside 6-1 on aggregate.