Liverpool managed to conquer the top of the Premier League on Saturday for a short time, until Manchester City won at Burnley, and on Sunday they will be hosted at the Etihad Stadium for the game of the season in England, but tonight (Tuesday, 22:00) an equally important task awaits them when they host Benfica in the game First in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Mighty Reds qualified for the last eight after losing to Anfield for the first time this season in all competitions, 1: 0 to Inter, but won in the sum of the games male to 0: 2 in Milan in the first meeting. The Portuguese defeated Ajax 0: 1 away in a rematch in the previous stage and went up 2: 3 in the sum of the two games. For Jurgen Klopp’s squad where Trent Alexander Arnold, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz did not start in Saturday’s win over Watford and of the three only the Senegalese opened. Darwin Nunes and Rafa Silva attack Benfica, with the latter being one of seven players to beware of a yellow card that will cause them to miss the return.
In the 17th minute Andy Robertson raised a corner kick from the right and Ibrahima Konata rose high and hit the first of the visitors. In addition, it is his debut goal for the Mighty Reds since joining, and also his first goal ever in the Champions League.
In the 34th minute a ball raised to the field by Trent-Alexander Arnold found the head of Luis Diaz, who lowered to Mana and the Senegalese scored Liverpool’s second goal of the game.
Vehicle issue: Odysseus and Lahodimus, Gilberto, Nicolas Otamandi, Jan Vertonghen, Alex Grimaldo, Julian Weigel, Adel Terabat, Everton, Darwin Nunez, Gonzalo Ramos, Rafa Silva.
Liverpool composition: Allison, Trent Alexander Arnold, Ibrahimah Konata, Virgil Van Dyke, Andy Robertson, Fabigno, Nabi Keita, Thiago Alcantara, Muhammad Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Diaz.