Soccer-Liverpool fight back to reach Champions League final with win over Villarreal

Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Villarreal v Liverpool - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain - May 3, 2022 Liverpool's Naby Keita in action with Villarreal's Pau Torres REUTERS/Pablo Morano

VILLARREAL, Spain (Reuters) -Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal on Tuesday, for a 5-2 aggregate victory, after the night had threatened to turn sour for Juergen Klopp's side.

The visitors fell 2-0 down with an insipid first-half performance before fighting back with three goals in a 12-minute spell after the break to advance to their third European Cup final in five seasons.