This alternatives LiverpoolReflecting on his Cup game against Manchester City next weekend, they saved the ballot in front of your eyes Benfica (3-3) They completed the transition to the semi-finals, the third place of the Champions League of Jürgen Klopp era football.
The Germans separated most of the key players and leave Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mané on the benchWe are aware that Saturday’s FA Cup final ticket will be played against Manchester City next Saturday. With their 1-3 advantage in Lisbon, Liverpool relaxed in their starting lineup and made room for many substitutes, but only to get them a draw in the first half against the Lisbon side who were on their own.
Despite having the opposite score, Benfica transfers control of the ball to Liverpool, who took the initiative and were soon ahead. As 20 minutes passed, Kostas Tsimikas went from corner to corner and Ibrahima Konaté advanced and scored with a nice shot.
There the game and the draw seemed to be over, but Gonçalo Ramos, bordering offside, made the draw ten minutes later. great definition In front of Alison. The pass opened and Benfica hastily saw themselves with opportunities, but Liverpool smashed the Portuguese with a hammer in the second half.
Colombian Luis Díaz, who started the match from the beginning, sought a goal but fell to the ground in an instant. Roberto Firmino throwing a brace claim ownership. First, after taking advantage of the big pass from Diogo Jota’s death, and second, completely finishing another center from Tsimikas who went into the locker room with two assists.
With the match, Klopp took minutes to beat the headlines Ahead of Saturday’s game, they’re second to City in just a week. With the last minutes unwinding, Benfica closed the gap with a fantastic filtered pass from Álex Grimaldo, and Yaremchuk beat Alisson to score an empty goal. The referee canceled it in the first place, but VAR confirmed it to the delight of Lisbon fans.
lisboetas a practically impossible hope, but this increased when Darwin Ñúnez won 3-3 and was again confirmed by VAR. They still had two goals ahead of them to force overtime, but Anfield didn’t have time. Liverpool resisted.
Add ‘Reds’ Third semi-final since Klopp arrived, a tour where they never fell with the Germans. When they got to them, they were always in the final, with both a loss against Real Madrid and a win over Tottenham Hotspur a year later in 2019.
Data sheet
3 – Liverpool: Alison; Tsimikas, Matip, Konate, Gomez; Henderson (Fabinho, m.57), Milner (Thiago, m.57), Keita; Díaz (Mané, d.66), Jota (Salah, d.57) and Firmino (Origi, d.92)
3 – Benfica: Vlachodimos; Gilberto (Dias, born 91), Otamendi, Vertonghen, Grimaldo; Everton (Almeida, m.92), Weigl, Taarabt (Mario, m.66), Gonçalves (Yaremchuk, m.46); Núñez and Ramos (Bernardo, art. 78).
targets: 1-0. Konate, m.21, 1-1. Ramos, m.32, 2-1. Firmino, m.55, 3-1. Firmino, m.65, 3-2. Yaremçuk, m.73 y 3-3. Nunez, m.82.
Judge: Serdar Gözübüyük (HOL).
events: Match corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League football match played at Anfield stadium (Liverpool).