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.

Ad/> The advantage on the night was nullified just after the half-hour mark when James Milner's challenge on Diogo Goncalves inadvertently played in Goncalo Ramos who finished with aplomb. Ballon d'OrHow the Champions League impacts Ballon d’Or votingYESTERDAY AT 19:02 The Reds' Brazilian striker twice scored from close range in the first half of the second period, first nudging home Diogo Jota's low cross and then superbly volleying home Tsimikas' free kick.

Benfica substitute Roman Yaremchuk ran through and rounded Alisson 17 minutes from time and then Darwin Nunez clipped home in fantastic fashion eight minutes from time and although both were initially ruled out for offside, VAR overturned both decisions. Although these goals were too late to threaten Liverpool they were just reward for the visitors' relentless commitment.