Benfica vs Liverpool

Get a report of the Benfica vs. Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals football match.

Then just a few minutes later, Trent Alexander-Arnold capitalized immediately on a Benfica giveaway in the midfield to supply a wondrous diagonal ball over the top of the Benfica defense. Spurred on by a reawakened home crowd, Benfica continued to threaten to level the tie up. First, on 17 minutes, Andy Robertson supplied a pinpoint corner kick and Konate rose highest to power a header down and in from six yards for the centre-back's first Liverpool goal. We have a good result, we know much more about our opponent going to the second game and are aware of their quality." Instead, with three minutes remaining, Diaz seized on a through ball from Naby Keita to restore Liverpool's two-goal advantage heading into next week's second leg at Anfield. "The game was much more open than we expected.

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He got forward well a couple of times, but couldn't find the right pass when he did so. Henderson helped Liverpool regain control of the game when he came on. He suffered a worrying injury after a clash of heads with Nicolas Otamendi in the closing stages. A goal for the Senegalese attacker, who played through the middle of the frontline. The liveliest of the three starting attackers, his smart header across goal set up the second goal. He was brought off for Jordan Henderson after an hour, as Liverpool lost momentum in the game. He spent the game attempting to get tight to Darwin Nunez, but the Uruguayan wriggled out of those situations well at times, with Konate often forced into recovery defending. A solid performance from the Guinean midfielder. Several of Benfica's attacks came down his side, and Alexander-Arnold wasn't able to stem the flow. A mixed evening for the defender. The goalkeeper was relatively untested, but he handled anything that came at him without too many questions. Benfica continued to push, but they didn't have enough quality when they got into the final third, and Alisson's goal was relatively untroubled, despite the brave efforts from the Portuguese side.