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Champions League | Quarter-Finals | 2nd Leg
Apr 13, 2022 at 8pm UK
Anfield
Benfica

Liverpool
3 - 3
Benfica

Konate (21'), Firmino (55', 65')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ramos (32'), Yaremchuk (73'), Nunez (82')

The Match

Match Report

Liverpool set up a Champions League semi-final with Villarreal as a 3-3 quarter-final second-leg draw with Benfica at Anfield gives them a 6-4 aggregate victory.

Team News

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp makes a total of seven changes for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Benfica.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Liverpool and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Benfica could line up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Liverpool.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Benfica.

Form, Standings, Stats

Liverpool

Last Six:
Last Game: Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid
Saturday, May 28 at 8.36pm in Champions League
Next Game: Liverpool vs. Man City
Saturday, July 30 at 5pm in Community Shield

Benfica

Last Six:
Last Game: Pacos de Ferreira 0-2 Benfica
Friday, May 13 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 58.63%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Benfica had a probability of 18.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.35%) and 2-1 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.06%), while for a Benfica win it was 0-1 (6.33%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.

Result
LiverpoolDrawBenfica
58.63%23.35%18.02%
Both teams to score 47.34%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.14%51.86%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.39%73.61%
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.59%17.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.16%47.84%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.32%42.68%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.98%79.02%
Score Analysis
    Liverpool 58.63%
    Benfica 18.02%
    Draw 23.35%
LiverpoolDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 12.99%
2-0 @ 11.35%
2-1 @ 9.67%
3-0 @ 6.62%
3-1 @ 5.63%
4-0 @ 2.89%
4-1 @ 2.46%
3-2 @ 2.4%
4-2 @ 1.05%
5-0 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 58.63%
1-1 @ 11.06%
0-0 @ 7.43%
2-2 @ 4.12%
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 23.35%
0-1 @ 6.33%
1-2 @ 4.71%
0-2 @ 2.69%
1-3 @ 1.34%
2-3 @ 1.17%
Other @ 1.79%
Total : 18.02%

How you voted: Liverpool vs Benfica

Liverpool
80.6%
Draw
11.1%
Benfica
8.3%
422
Head to Head
Apr 5, 2022 8pm
Benfica
1-3
Liverpool
Nunez (49')
Taarabt (63')
Konate (17'), Mane (34'), Diaz (87')
Alcantara (58')
Build-up
Thiago Alcantara warms up for Liverpool in March 2022
Thiago Alcantara misses Liverpool training ahead of Benfica clash
Liverpool's Thiago Alcantara misses Tuesday's training session ahead of his side's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Benfica on Wednesday at Anfield.
Apr 12, 21:04
 Liverpool's Alisson celebrates scoring their second goal with Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold on May 16, 2021
Alisson Becker: 'I will always go up for corners'
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker insists that he will always go up for corners if needed after his winner against West Bromwich Albion last season.
Apr 12, 13:49
 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on April 10, 2022
Jurgen Klopp issues team news update ahead of Benfica tie
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects to have a fully-fit squad for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Benfica at Anfield on Wednesday.
Apr 12, 13:30
 Benfica's Darwin Nunez celebrates scoring their first goal on April 5, 2022
Jurgen Klopp talks up Darwin Nunez amid transfer links
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hails in-demand Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, claiming that the 22-year-old has a "big career" ahead of him.
Apr 12, 13:21
 Mohamed Salah in action for Liverpool on April 5, 2022
Mohamed Salah out to break Steven Gerrard record against Benfica
Mohamed Salah aims to break a Liverpool Champions League goalscoring record set by Steven Gerrard in Wednesday's quarter-final second leg against Benfica.
Apr 11, 14:23
 Benfica's Darwin Nunez celebrates scoring their first goal on April 5, 2022
How Benfica could line up against Liverpool
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Benfica could line up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Liverpool.
Apr 11, 13:52
 Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on April 5, 2022
How Liverpool could line up against Benfica
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Benfica.
Apr 11, 13:45
 Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates scoring their first goal with Thiago Alcantara, Virgil van Dijk and Roberto Firmino on April 2, 2022
Liverpool team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Benfica
Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg with Benfica.
Apr 11, 07:23
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