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Liverpool tied with Benfica and qualified for the semi-finals

 April 13, 2022

Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Villarreal in the semi-finals

Liverpool!! qualified for their third Champions League semi-final under Jurgen Klopp but this was a sobering rather than triumphant European night.

despite German coach Juergen Klopp making seven changes to the squad that drew 2-2 with Manchester City

Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Villarreal in the semi-finals.
Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Villarreal in the semi-finals.

at the Etihad Stadium last Sunday in the English Premier League.

The Reds entered the semi-finals with a 3-1 win away from the ground,

which prompted German coach Jurgen Klopp to make a number of changes to his starting lineup.

So, Similar to the going scenario, Konate managed to score Liverpool’s lead by the 21st minute

through a header with which he directed the ball into the net.

The 22-year-old was the owner of the Liverpool’ goal in the first leg,

Historic scorer.. a legend without popularity who loved the shadows

when he cut the goals bar after 17 minutes of the start of the match

before returning to repeat the same thing in the second leg.
Ibrahim Konate opened the goals for Liverpool after 21 minutes of the start,

before Gonzalo Ramos equalized for the visitors in the 32nd minute

But Roberto Firmino scored two goals in a row in the second half to make the score 3-1 for the hosts.

Finally, Ukrainian Roman Yarmashuk reduced the difference for Benfica in the 73rd minute,

then Darwin Nunez equalized for the visitors eight minutes before the end.

The tie had been won in the first leg in Lisbon but, if Anfield imagined that Villarreal’s defeat of Bayern Munich presented them with a clear route to the final in Paris, the ease with which a young, talented side broke through should give Liverpool pause for thought.

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