Luis Diaz had the BT Sport pundits weak at the knees after the Liverpool winger saved their quadruple hopes against Villarreal.The Reds booked their place in their third Champions League final in five years on Tuesday night. Villarreal proved tougher opponents than many had expected after Liverpool steamrolled through the first leg.
Indeed, Liverpool were two goals down and level on aggregate at half-time. Klopp’s men were in desperate need of inspiration and they found it through Luis Diaz from the bench.
The Colombian’s energy and attacking threat immediately got Liverpool on the front foot. End product was also present with Diaz notching Liverpool’s second on the night to effectively put the tie to bed.
And speaking on BT Sport after the match, pundits Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen and Peter Crouch all waxed lyrical about the January signing.
Firstly, Ferdinand put Diaz in the fr …
- May 4, 2022
