At 03:00 on April 6th, Beijing time (20:00 on the 5th local time in Portugal), the first round of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals will start. Liverpool beat Benfica 3-1 away, Konate and Mane scored , Nunes pulled one back, Dias passed the shot.
This is the 11th time the two sides have met in Europe. Liverpool have won 6 wins and 4 losses before, but they have lost the last 3 away games once morest Benfica. The last time Liverpool beat Benfica was in 1984. Liverpool rotated 6 people, Arnold, Konat, Keita, Fabinho, Mane and Dias played.
In the 17th minute, Robertson took a corner kick and Konate scored a header from the edge of the penalty area. In the 34th minute, Arnold made a long pass, Dias headed the ball, and Mane shot into the net from close range, 2-0.
Liverpool 1-0, Konate
Liverpool 2-0, Mane
Benfica pulled one back in the 49th minute, Rafa made a cross from the right, Konate made a clearance and missed, and Nunes pushed into the net from the small penalty area, 1-2. In the 87th minute, Keita made a direct pass, Dias passed the goalkeeper and shot into the empty goal, 3-1.
Benfica 1-2, Nunes
Liverpool 3-1, DiasLiverpool (4-3-3): 1-Alisson; 66-Arnold (89′, 12-Gomez), 5-Conat, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson; 8-Keita (89 ‘, 7-Milner), 3-Fabinho, 6-Tiago (61′,14-Henderson); 11-Salah (61′,20-Jota), 10-Mane (61’, 9-Firmino), 23-Dias
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