In the early morning of April 14, Beijing time, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals ushered in a match, Liverpool played at home against Benfica. Liverpool, who started the seven-man rotation, still suppressed Benfica, and Conat's 21st-minute goal in the first half helped Liverpool lead 4-1 on aggregate, killing the suspense of the game in advance and booking a third place in the quarterfinals in advance.
This is the second time the two teams have met in the Champions League after the quarter-final of the 2006 Champions League, when Liverpool were killed by Benfica at home and away. After 16 years of waiting, Liverpool won 3-1 away in the first leg last week to finally complete their revenge against Benfica and advance to the round of four with one foot.
In the second leg, Liverpool returned home and could advance to the round of 4 as long as they didn't lose Toffica or lose 0-1. Of course, Liverpool need to be vigilant, losing 1-0 at home to Inter Milan in the Champions League last month, and if the score is 0-2, it will be overturned by Benfica.
In preparation for this weekend's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City, Liverpool rotated seven people, led by Salah and Mane, and led by coach Klopp to eliminate Benfica.
After the opening, Liverpool relied on the two major advantages of home and strength to firmly control the ball in the game, and Benfica could only defend and counterattack, without creating too much threat.
In the 21st minute, Zimikas corner kicked into the middle of the penalty area, Conat jumped high to grab a nod and broke the goal, Benfica goalkeeper was unable to save, watching the ball into the net, Liverpool home 1-0 next city.
In the first leg of the away game, Konat scored a goal with a header to score the first goal of the season, and now it is a header again, and both goals are in the Champions League. Konat's goal was also very crucial, helping Liverpool to lead 4-1 on aggregate, leading by 3 goals and playing at home, Liverpool's promotion was completely stable, standing on the sidelines to direct the team's manager Klopp directly did not celebrate.
Since the restructuring of the Champions League, Liverpool have previously advanced to the round of 4 five times, and now close to the sixth time, they can chase AC Milan and tie for seventh place in history, and the sixth place is Manchester United and Juve, who have advanced to the top 4 for seven times.