Crushing Benfica, Liverpool touch one hand into the Champions League semi-finals

In the quarter-finals of the Champions League first leg, Liverpool came as a guest on the field of Benfica. Much appreciated, Liverpool created pressure right after the opening whistle and soon opened the scoring. In the 17th minute, Robertson made an impressive corner for midfielder Konate to bounce high and hit the home team’s net.

Konate opened the scoring for Liverpool

Receiving an early goal, Benfica focused on finding an equalizer. When the attack was still struggling to find a way to approach the Liverpool goal, Benfica had to receive a second goal. Luis Diaz had a sensitive header situation to pass the ball to Sadio Mane down to finish gently, lifting the ball. score to 2-0.

It was not until the beginning of the second half that Benfica’s efforts paid off. In the 49th minute, Konate made a mistake, Darwin Nunez immediately took the opportunity to defeat goalkeeper Alisson to shorten the score. After the equalizer, the home team got excited and attacked strongly.

After a few minutes of awkwardness, Liverpool gradually regained the game. In the 87th minute, the Red Brigade suddenly accelerated and got the 3rd goal. The scorer was Luis Diaz.

Luis Diaz sealed a 3-1 win for Liverpool

In the end, Liverpool won 3-1 right at Benfica’s field. This victory creates a great advantage for Jurgen Klopp’s teachers and students before the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League at Anfield.

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