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title: "Predicted Liverpool XI v Villarreal"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Articles"
published: "2016-05-05T09:44:38Z"
modified: "2016-05-05T13:14:27Z"
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# Predicted Liverpool XI v Villarreal

Liverpool take on Villarreal tonight in a game that will define whether or not their season is over.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, the Reds know exactly what they have to do to to reach the Europa League final in Basel and after a disappointing league campaign, European success is the only way to redeem the season.

Winning silverware is always nice, but the prize of Champions League qualification for the Europa League winners should act as extra motivation.

Jurgen Klopp rested plenty of players for the game at Swansea, which may give a few clues as to he intends to set his team up tonight.

On the injury front, Emre Can returns to the squad after recovering from his ankle injury giving Liverpool a huge boost, especially as Jordan Henderson is still out. Mamadou Sakho is still unavailable after his failed drugs test.

Here’s the XI I think Klopp will select: