Liverpool fans can’t thank Villarreal supporters enough for their Hillsborough tribute

It seems Liverpool are winning hearts and making friends all over Europe.

Hot on the heels of their very cordial two-legged tie with Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, they've quickly developed a bond with Villarreal fans in the semis too. *For more on Liverpool's clash with Villarreal, check out SportsJOE.ie* The Spanish club not only boast an extremely Beatle-esque nickname of El Submarino Amarillo, or the Yellow Submarine, but they also have an acute appreciation of Liverpool's recent tragic past. In a week that has seen Merseyside celebrate vindication and justice in the Hillsborough inquest, their Iberian equivalents unfurled a banner marking their remembrance of the 96 victims of the tragedy. https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFC/status/725763824482181120 It was a gesture that didn't go unnoticed by Liverpool supporters, who took to Twitter to voice their immense appreciation of the noble and empathetic gesture. https://twitter.com/1sherif19/status/725764104544223232 https://twitter.com/fraconway/status/725764590399791104 https://twitter.com/ZedGrrdaisy/status/725762770361303043 https://twitter.com/Heemalization/status/725762821682806784 https://twitter.com/ap19_/status/725762744662790146 https://twitter.com/CharlieBlags/status/725764879936790528