Liverpool ousts Benfica, through to Champions League semis
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool didn’t need its best players to secure progress to the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday.
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'Players only human,' says Klopp as Liverpool survive collapse to reach Champions League semifinals
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp admitted he was relieved to see Liverpool book a Champions League semifinal showdown against Villarreal as the quadruple chasers survived a late collapse in Wednesday's 3-3 draw against Benfica.
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Given he wasn’t even supposed to be playing for Liverpool, no wonder Luis Diaz looks like he is enjoying every minute.
Liverpool ousts Benfica on aggregate, Man City also through to Champions League semis
Liverpool didn't need its best players to secure progress to the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday.
Man City beat Atletico Madrid, Liverpool beat Benfica on aggregate to reach Champions League semi-finals
Tensions boiled over in the closing stages and Atletico defender Felipe was sent off after receiving a second yellow card before the teams played out 12 minutes of added time.
Liverpool 3-3 Benfica: Roberto Firmino scores twice as Liverpool set up semi-final showdown with Villarreal
Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool progressed to the semi-final after a 3-3 draw with Benfica at Anfield. Liverpool, whose 3-1 advantage from the first leg in Lisbon meant Jurgen Klopp rested a whole host of first team players, took the lead after 21 minutes when Ibrahima Konate rose and seemed to hang in the air to meet Konstantinos Tsimikas' corner and steer inside the far post.
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