More than a foot in the last four for the Reds! – Debrief and NOTES of the players (Benfica 1-3 Liverpool) – Maxifoot

At the end of an exciting meeting, Liverpool took a big option on the last square of the Champions League by winning on the lawn of Benfica (3-1) this Tuesday, as part of the quarter-finals first leg. decisive pass and a goal for the Colombian tonight. Favorite for qualification, Liverpool assumed their status and took a big option on the last four by winning on the lawn of Benfica (3-1) this Tuesday, as part of quarter-final first leg of the Champions League. The Reds did most of the work in the first half thanks to Konat and Man, and the Lisbotes finally reacted after the break. On paper, it is therefore (very) difficult to give any hope to the losers of the day, who will have two goals to catch up on the side of Anfield. Konat, first goal with the Reds! Confident before the clash because they have been unbeaten for two months , Jrgen Klopp’s men were received in Lisbon by a Portuguese team concerned and determined to play their luck to the full. But after five intense minutes in a burning Estadio Da Luz, Liverpool quickly took control of the game. Salah lit the first wick following a superb backheel from Man, and Vlachodimos saved his side for the first time. Afterwards, the Reds continued to press on. And it was a Frenchman who ended up finding the fault, from the head: Konat, expected to replace him and perfectly found in the area by Robertson (0-1, 17th)! Nlson Verssimo’s men took time to react. They finally did, but too timidly through Everton, from a tight angle. Man makes the break, Darwin relaunches toutDommage, because the opposite team did not come to joke: found in the surface on a bright opening from Alexander-Arnold, Diaz served Man on a plate for the goal of the break ( 0-2, 34th)! End of suspense? No ! Liverpool resumed well on the same basis after returning from the locker room, but Benfica did not abdicate. On the contrary… And on a harmless cross from Rafa Silva, Konat completely missed his clearance by missing the ball: Darwin inherited it, and he did not tremble to deceive Alisson close range (1-2, 49th)! A stroke of luck ? No, again, because Benfica had the chances to equalize afterwards, but Darwin did not target his header, and Everton fell on an excellent Alisson…Klopp’s good choicesKlopp felt the tide turn, and he reacted by taking out several players, including Salah and Man. With one objective: to break the game, and regain control of the leather. What the Reds did, while the Lisbotes did not manage to find the spark afterwards. Unlike Diaz, a former Porto player, who took the liberty of scoring before extra time to put an end to the suspense once and for all (1-3, 88′)! See you at Anfield in a week and a day… for Liverpool’s expected qualification? Score for the match: 7.5/10 A very good Champions League match, with two determined and talented teams. Those who watched the game between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid may have made the wrong choice, because you had to come to Lisbon to see the intensity, the game and the goals tonight.The goals:- Robertson kicks the left side corner. Konat jumps higher than everyone and scores his first goal with Liverpool, with a header (0-1, 17th). a plateau for the goal of the break (0-2, 34th). – Rafa Silva crosses from the right side. Konat completely misses his clearance and sees the ball pass between his legs: Darwin inherits it and does not hesitate to bring his team back into the game (1-2, 49th)! – Keita sees his pass being blocked… and landing in the feet de Diaz, who dribbled past Vlachodimos before scoring in the empty goal (1-3, 88′). Player NOTES Maxifoot gave a rating (out of 10) comments on each player. Man of the match: Luiz Diaz (8/10) To the good memories of his visit to Porto! In the 60th minute, Klopp took out Salah and Man, but not Diaz, and he obviously did well because the Colombian hurt Benfica very badly on Tuesday by making huge differences on his left side. A permanent danger, he delivered a superb decisive pass with a header for Man before scoring at the end of the game, after having dribbled past the goalkeeper. Salah, Vlachodimos didn’t deserve against Liverpool. Unfortunately for him, he was often abandoned by his defense, and he missed his exit in front of Diaz at the end of the match. Gilberto Junior (5.5): very interesting offensively during the second half, the right side missed his first period completely forgetting Diaz behind his back on the 2-0 action. Throughout the game, the Colombian from Liverpool still hurt him (very) badly. Nicols Otamendi (5): the captain was unable to calm the storm in the first period, and he just missed on his team’s set pieces. He will have had the merit of giving voice to push his people in the second period. Jan Vertonghen (5): like his teammates in defense, Vertonghen suffered terribly in the first period, before a short period of calm after returning from the locker room . like Otamendi, he couldn’t do anything to prevent the successive waves, despite his experience. two duels against Vlachodimos. Offensively, he made little contribution. Julian Weigl (5): if we compare him with Taarabt, Weigl succeeded in his match. But if we compare it with the midfielders of Liverpool, difficult to say the same. The German took on the water in the first period, and he participated little in the offensive phases of his team during the second act. Adel Taarabt (3): a match forgotten for the Moroccan. Never in the right tempo, he lost the ball too easily on Man’s goal, and above all he showed enormous waste for 70 minutes before being replaced by Soualiho Met (not rated). Rafael (6, 5): Rafa Silva never gives up. And after being calmed down from the start by Konat, the Portuguese did not spare his efforts on the right side to create danger. He ended up succeeding in doing so in the second period with this decisive pass for Darwin. Gonalo Ramos (4): Positioned around Darwin, Ramos never really managed to find his place on the pitch. We saw him little in the area of ​​truth. Replaced in the 86th minute by Joao Mario (not rated). Everton (6): a rather interesting performance for Everton, who got two dangerous chances but annihilated by Alisson. Replaced the 82nd minute with Roman Yaremchuk (not not).D. Nose (7): Benfica’s best player today. Darwin fought like hell against Konat and Van Dijk, and he ended up being rewarded in the second half with a goal. He could also have benefited from a penalty afterwards for a collision by Van Dijk in the area, but neither the referee nor the VAR did not flinch. LIVERPOOL: Alisson (6): difficult to blame him for something on the goal. Apart from that, Alisson ensured with a fine save in front of Everton in the second half. served Man on a set for the 2-0, and another for Salah, who failed to finish. Replaced in the 89th minute by Joe Gomez (not noted). Ibrahima Konat (6.5): the Frenchman went through all the motions tonight. He got off to a bad start with a contentious gesture that could have been whistled at Rafa Silva, when he was in the position of last defender. But he quickly recovered, and he scored his first goal with the Reds from a corner! On the other hand, he totally revived Benfica after the break by making a huge blunder on Darwin’s goal. Virgil Van Dijk (6.5): nothing to reproach the captain of the Reds, who made a boss match behind. In every sense of the word, because we also saw him encouraging Konat after his blunder on Darwin’s goal. note: the Dutchman also made a contentious gesture on the Benfica striker in the second half, in the box, but neither the referee nor the VAR did not budge. Andrew Robertson (6): he certainly offers a Konat goal on corner but, apart from a, Robertson has not been at TAA level. Offensively, he overruled certain situations and, defensively, he left Rafa Silva too much space to focus on the action of the goal. he confirmed the good choice of his coach. If he did not manage to shine offensively despite some interesting situations, he raked many balls in midfield and he even allowed himself to offer a decisive pass to Diaz at the end of the match. Replaced the 89th minute by James Milner (not not). Fabinho (7): difficult to believe that he finished the meeting without a yellow card, but it does not matter: Fabinho made the rain and the good weather in the midfield this evening . Imperial before the break, he certainly had more trouble after returning from the locker room, but he quickly recovered. Thiago Alcntara (6): like Fabinho, Thiago had a very good first period before losing his footing during the second act, during the highlight of the Benfica players. Replaced in the 61st minute by Jordan Henderson (not noted), who could have been credited with a decisive pass without Jota’s miss.Mohamed Salah (5): a complicated match for Salah, who fell on a good Vlachodimos. The Benfica goalkeeper disgusted him on the first real chance of the match, before intervening again just before the break. Replaced in the 61st minute by Diogo Jota (not noted), who misses the 4-1 goal at the end of the match. Sadio Man (7.5): a high quality hour for the Senegalese. He started by delighting with a superb backheel for Salah, who stumbled on Vlachodimos. And he enchan with an exquisite cross for Keita, also unable to find the flaw. Then Man turned into a goalscorer, and he was quick to push the ball into the goal on Diaz’s offering. Replaced the 60th minute by Roberto Firmino (not not).L. Daz (8): see above.+ Find the results and the Champions League standings on Maxifoot And for you, who were the best and worst players of the match? Comment in the “comments” box below! BENFICA LISBON 1-3 LIVERPOOL (mid-time: 0-2) – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – 1/4 finals
Stadium: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon – Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano, SpainGoals: D. Nez (49th) for BENFICA LISBON – I. Konat (17th) S. Man (34th) L. Daz (87th) for LIVERPOOL
Warnings: A. Taarabt (63rd), for BENFICA LISBON – Thiago Alcntara (58th), for LIVERPOOLBENFICA LISBON: O. Vlachodimos – N. Otamendi, J. Vertonghen – Gilberto Junior, lex Grimaldo – J. Weigl, A. Taarabt (S Met, 70th) – Gonalo Ramos (Joo Mrio, 86th) – Rafael, Everton (R. Yaremchuk, 82nd) ​​- D. NezLIVERPOOL: Alisson – I. Konat, V. van Dijk – T. Alexander-Arnold (J. Gomez , 89th), A. Robertson – N. Keta (J. Milner, 89th), Fabinho, Thiago Alcntara (J. Henderson, 61st) – Mohamed Salah (Roberto Firmino, 61st), S. Man (Diogo Jota, 61st), L. Daz
From the start of the match, Rafa Silva took a (contentious) stoppage by KonatArrived last summer, the French central defender scored his first goal with Liverpool (0-1, 17th) Man doubled the lead afterwards on a real caviar from Diaz (0-2, 34th) On returning from the locker room, Darwin reduced the gap after a huge blunder from Konat (1-2, 49th) And he could have benefited from a penalty afterwards to a disputed collision by Van Dijk Mute this evening and defeated by Vlachodimos, Salah came out on the hour mark At the end of the game, the man of the match Diaz put an end to the suspense (1-3, 88th)