UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Liverpool LWWWW 3
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Benfica WDWWL 1
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LIV213
SLB011
1st Leg · Estádio da Luz · 59,633 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool in control over Benfica after Champions League quarterfinal first leg

A late Luis Diaz goal gave Liverpool a commanding 3-1 lead over Benfica after Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg in Lisbon.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
5
65.5
Possession
34.5
17
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
644
Accurate Passes
289
733
Passes
384
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
52
28
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
16
21
Tackles
23
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
8
12
Effective Clearances
19
12
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SLB leads series 3-1

Lineups

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. 49Adel TaarabtLM
  8. 28Julian WeiglRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7EvertonAM-L
  11. 27Rafa SilvaAM-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 10Sadio ManéF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Benfica 0, Liverpool 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  2. 34' Goal! Benfica 0, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a headed pass.
  3. 49' Goal! Benfica 1, Liverpool 2. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafa with a cross.
  4. 58' Thiago (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Thiago.
  6. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Sadio Mané.
  7. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Mohamed Salah.
  8. 63' Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Soualiho Meité replaces Adel Taarabt.
  10. 82' Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Éverton.
  11. 87' Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  12. 87' Goal! Benfica 1, Liverpool 3. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  14. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Naby Keïta.

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