UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Benfica WWLLW 3
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Liverpool WWWWD 3
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2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 6-4 on aggregate · Anfield · 51,373 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool draw with Benfica on Firmino brace to advance to Champions League semis

Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool drew 3-3 with Benfica on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League semifinals 6-4 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
33.5
Possession
66.5
6
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
676
399
Passes
778
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
4
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
55
32
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
9
30
Effective Clearances
4
30
Clearances
4

Head to Head

SLB leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 12Joe GomezRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 7James MilnerLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 20Diogo JotaLF
  11. 23Luis DíazRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Virgil van DijkSUB
  2. 67Harvey ElliottSUB
  3. 10Sadio ManéSUB
  4. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  5. 3FabinhoSUB
  6. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  7. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB
  8. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  9. 6Thiago AlcantaraSUB
  10. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  11. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  12. 11Mohamed SalahSUB

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Odisseas VlachodimosG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 2GilbertoRB
  6. 88Gonçalo RamosAM
  7. 28Julian WeiglLM
  8. 49Adel TaarabtRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 17Diogo GonçalvesAM-L
  11. 7EvertonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Nemanja RadonjicSUB
  2. 34André AlmeidaSUB
  3. 55Paulo BernardoSUB
  4. 91MoratoSUB
  5. 89Pedro ÁlvaroSUB
  6. 20João MárioSUB
  7. 15Roman YaremchukSUB
  8. 77Helton LeiteSUB
  9. 22Valentino LazaroSUB
  10. 31Gil DiasSUB
  11. 11Souahilo MeïtéSUB
  12. 14Haris SeferovicSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Liverpool 1, Benfica 0. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  2. 32' Goal! Liverpool 1, Benfica 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
  4. 55' Goal! Liverpool 2, Benfica 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  5. 57' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Diogo Jota.
  6. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Jordan Henderson.
  7. 58' Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces James Milner.
  8. 65' Goal! Liverpool 3, Benfica 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  9. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Luis Díaz.
  10. 66' Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Adel Taarabt.
  11. 73' Goal! Liverpool 3, Benfica 2. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
  12. 78' Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  13. 82' Goal! Liverpool 3, Benfica 3. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Benfica. Gil Dias replaces Gilberto.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Éverton.

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