Benfica vs Liverpool prediction and odds: Mo Salah tipped to give Reds perfect start in Champions League clash

Liverpool's hectic and season-defining April schedule is underway with all three remaining competitions still up for grabs including the Champions League. The Reds take the trip to Portugal where they face a Benfica side widely tipped as the underdogs in the competition and in this clash.

The Reds are the favourites with Betfred at 2/5 while Benfica are 15/2 and a draw is 19/5. The bookies are pricing heavily in favour of the visitors to go through over the two-legs at 1/14 while the hosts are 13/2 to shock Jurgen Klopp's side. The German will no doubt be hoping to get his side in the best possible position as they look to win an incredible seventh Champions League trophy - they are 2/1, behind Manchester City at 15/8, to lift it.

Klopp's men are already League Cup champions after beating Chelsea on penalties back in February and the elusive quadruple is still up for grabs. Huge ties are on the way this month including FA Cup semi-final and a title-decider against Manchester City, the Merseyside Derby, Champions League semi-final and Manchester United at home too - all before their tie with Newcastle United on April 30.

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It is safe to say the form and momentum is firmly in Liverpool's camp right now with in the league, cup and in Europe too. The likes of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota doing the business up front along with Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino displaying the depth they have in attack alone.

For Benfica, they will be looking for a similar smash and grab moment that took them to this round ahead of Dutch giants Ajax. This will be the Portuguese side's first quarter-finals match since 2016 but they suffered yet another domestic