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Liverpool will enter their UEFA Champions League second-leg tie against Benfica with a 3-1 lead, putting them in a healthy position to progress to the semi-finals.

Goals from Ibrahim Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz gave Jurgen Klopp's side the win in Portugal and avoiding defeat at Anfield next week will set up a tie against Spanish side Villarreal or German giants Bayern Munich - who played out a 1-0 win for the Yellow Submarines on Spanish turf.

Former Arsenal manager Unai Emery masterminded the victory thanks to Arnaut Danjuma's first-half strike. Emery will be disappointed his side didn't win by more given the chances they spurned and take a bigger advantage to Germany next week, where Bayern will have the chance to turn things around at the Allianz Arena.

But it was arguably an unexpected result - and not the only one of those to happen this evening.

Elsewhere, potential final opponents and Premier League rivals Chelsea lost at home to Chelsea 3-1. Karim Benzema struck twice before the break and Kai Havertz pulled a goal back just before half-time to give the west London-outfit a chance to turn things around in the second leg. However, Benzema completed his hat-trick after the break to secure Madrid's two-goal lead.

On the night Jurgen Klopp's side took one step