UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs Benfica, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 6-4 on aggregate
Liverpool
  • 21': Ibrahima Konaté
  • 55': Roberto Firmino
  • 65': Roberto Firmino
FT
3 - 3
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 6-4 on aggregate
Benfica
  • 32': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 73': Roman Yaremchuk
  • 82': Darwin Núñez

Liverpool draw with Benfica on Firmino brace to advance to Champions League semis

Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool drew 3-3 with Benfica on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League semifinals 6-4 on aggregate.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Benfica. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Diogo Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
  • 3': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
  • 6': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Offside, Benfica. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 11': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 14': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 14': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 18': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 21': Goal! Liverpool 1, Benfica 0. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Offside, Benfica. Éverton tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
  • 24': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 27': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 27': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
  • 29': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a headed pass.
  • 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 32': Goal! Liverpool 1, Benfica 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 34': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 34': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 38': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 39': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 39': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 45'+3': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
  • 45'+3': Offside, Benfica. Nicolás Otamendi tries a through ball, but Diogo Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
  • 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 48': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
  • 48': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 50': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Goal! Liverpool 2, Benfica 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 57': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces James Milner.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
  • 64': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 64': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Goal! Liverpool 3, Benfica 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 66': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Adel Taarabt.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a headed pass.
  • 73': Goal! Liverpool 3, Benfica 2. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool 3-2 Benfica (Roman Yaremchuk).
  • 74': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 74': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 78': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
  • 78': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 78': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 82': Goal! Liverpool 3, Benfica 3. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 82': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool 3-3 Benfica (João Mário).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Bernardo with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Gil Dias replaces Gilberto.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Éverton.
  • 90'+2': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Benfica 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Benfica 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
33.5 Possession 66.5
6 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 6
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 676
399 Passes 778
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
4 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
63 Long Balls 55
32 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 9
30 Effective Clearances 4
30 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,373

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
5 Ibrahima Konaté
32 Joël Matip
21 Kostas Tsimikas
12 Joe Gomez
14 Jordan Henderson
7 James Milner
8 Naby Keïta
9 Roberto Firmino
20 Diogo Jota
23 Luis Díaz
Liverpool Substitutes:
Virgil van Dijk, Harvey Elliott, Sadio Mané, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho , Caoimhín Kelleher, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones, Divock Origi, Mohamed Salah.

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5 Jan Vertonghen
30 Nicolás Otamendi
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
2 Gilberto
88 Gonçalo Ramos
28 Julian Weigl
49 Adel Taarabt
9 Darwin Núñez
17 Diogo Gonçalves
7 Everton
Benfica Substitutes:
Nemanja Radonjic, André Almeida, Paulo Bernardo, Morato, Pedro Álvaro, João Mário, Roman Yaremchuk, Helton Leite, Valentino Lazaro, Gil Dias, Souahilo Meïté, Haris Seferovic.

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