Liverpool strike back to beat Villarreal in seven-goal thriller

LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom (AFP)—Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said the Reds cannot afford to relax after storming back from a two-goal deficit to beat Villarreal 4-3 on Tuesday and maintain a perfect start to their Champions League campaign.

Villarreal coach Inigo Perez looked set to get one over on his old boss Iraola as the Spaniards deservedly took a 2-0 lead inside 30 minutes through Georges Mikautadze and Sergi Cardona.

But twice the visitors were undone by their failure to defend crosses into the box as Alexis Mac Allister and Ronald Araujo levelled before half-time.