In the early morning of April 14, Beijing time, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals continued, and Liverpool returned home to play Benfica. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Liverpool drew 3-3 at home with their opponents, eliminating their opponents 6-4 on aggregate in two legs and successfully reaching the final four of this season's Champions League.
Liverpool were 4-3-3 in this game. The goalkeeper is No. 1 Alisson, the backcourt four are No. 12 Joe Gomez, No. 32 Matip, No. 5 Konat and No. 21 Zimicas, the midfielders are No. 8 Keita, No. 14 Henderson and No. 7 Milner, and the front trident is No. 23 Dias, No. 9 Firmino and No. 20 Jota.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Everton attempted a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball was slightly offside. The deadlock was broken in the 21st minute and Cornat grabbed a nod inside the penalty area to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead. Núñez scored a goal in the 23rd minute, but was blown away for offside in the header. In the 30th minute Firmino's header from inside the penalty area was headed just over the bar. In the 32nd minute, Ramos scored a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area to tie Benfica 1-1.
In the 55th minute, Liverpool took the lead again, Firmino grabbed the spot and easily shot at the empty goal, and Liverpool changed the score to 2-1. In the 65th minute, Liverpool won a free kick in front of the field, and Firmino grabbed a penalty inside the penalty area to score twice, and the score was 3-1. In the 73rd minute, Yaremchuk single-handedly swung past the goalkeeper to shoot the goal and Benfica chased the score to 2-3. In the 82nd minute, Benfica took advantage of Liverpool's lax defence and scored another goal by Nunez to make it 3-3. Mane scored a goal in the 90th minute, but was blown away for offside. In injury time, Benfica's goal was also blown offside.
In the final 90 minutes of the match, Liverpool and Benfica staged a goal battle, and finally Liverpool shook hands with their opponents 3-3 at home, and Liverpool won 6-4 on aggregate in two legs, successfully winning a Place in the Champions League Final Four. In the semi-finals Liverpool will face another dark horse, Villarreal.