🦁 Late Aston Villa comeback draw with Liverpool keeps UCL dream alive | OneFootball

Aston Villa kept their Champions League qualification dream alive with a late comeback against Liverpool.

Scorers: Tielemans 12′, Durán 85′, 88′; Martínez OG 2′, Gakpo 23′, Quansah 48′

The hosts found themselves trailing inside two minutes when Emiliano Martínez catastrophically fumbled a deflected Harvey Elliott cross into his own net.

A returning Youri Tielemans pulled Unai Emery’s side level with a trademark rifled effort from inside the penalty area just 10 minutes later.

The Reds reasserted their dominance midway through the first half when Cody Gakpo tapped home Joe Gomez’s low cross unchallenged.

Diego Carlos should have restored parity for the Villans again but he failed to connect with Leon Bailey’s cross flashed across the face of goal.

Jürgen Klopp’s side went further ahead shortly after the interval as Jarrell Quansah met Elliott’s floated free kick to the far post with a solid header.

But substitute Jhon Durán reduced his side’s deficit during the closing stages with a low effort after a poorly-hit pass from Alexis Mac Allister.

The Colombian levelled just three minutes later when Moussa Diaby’s pass rebounded fortuitously off him to loop over Alisson.

Villa hold a five-point cushion over fifth-placed Tottenham in the final Champions League spot while Liverpool remain 11 points clear in third.