Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 QUARTER FINALS
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Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Jose Sanchez
- Referee Jesus Gil
- Referee Angel Nevado
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–3 L 01 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–3 L 20 Mar GD Estoril Praia H 2–1 W 15 Mar AFC Ajax A 1–0 W 11 Mar FC Vizela H 1–1 D 05 Mar Portimonense SC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–1 W 02 Apr Watford FC H 2–0 W 20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W 16 Mar Arsenal FC A 2–0 W 12 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W 08 Mar FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L Season Stats
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Liverpool FC #24 Position #3 9 Points 18 8 Played 8 3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2 10 Scored 20 12 Conceded 8 -2 GD +12 1.13 PPG 2.25 38% Win % 75% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonSport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is hosting Liverpool FC for another epic battle.
- 5' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 395 games and scored 666 goals.
- 15' It’s high time Nelson Verissimo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 17' GOAL! Ibrahima Konate scores on 17. Assisted by Andrew Robertson
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Diaz, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
- 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gilberto suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' What a strike from Sadio Mane! The score is 0-2.
- 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 49' GOAL! Darwin Nunez scores on 49.
- 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' Thiago Alcantara is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Roberto Firmino. He replaces Sadio Mane on 61 minute.
- 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adel Taarabt.
- 68' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Jan Vertonghen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soualiho Meite is hanging Adel Taarabt on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
- 80' Alisson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 82' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Everton is replaced by Roman Yaremchuk.
- 86' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Goncalo Ramos departs to be replaced by Joao Mario.
- 87' GOAL! Luis Diaz scores on 87. Assisted by Naby Keita
- 87' Joao Mario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Goncalo Ramos on 87 minute.
- 88' Luis Diaz with the second goal in the match!
- 89' The whistle greets Trent Alexander-Arnold as he departs to be replaced by Joe Gomez.
- The final score is 1-3.
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Starting XI-
7
Everton ↓ Roman Yaremchuk 82'
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- 5
- 28
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49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Soualiho Meite 70'
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88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Joao Mario 86'
Bench- 31
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- 22
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11
Soualiho Meite ↑ 70'
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20
Joao Mario ↑ 86'
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Roman Yaremchuk ↑ 82'
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Coach Nelson VerissimoLiverpool FC
Starting XI- 1
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10
Sadio Mane ↓ Roberto Firmino 61'
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11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Diogo Jota 61'
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- 26
- 4
- 3
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8
Naby Keita ↓ James Milner 89'
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- 5
- 23
Bench-
9
Roberto Firmino ↑ 61'
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14
Jordan Henderson ↑ 61'
- 15
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James Milner ↑ 89'
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Joe Gomez ↑ 89'
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- 17
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Diogo Jota ↑ 61'
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Coach Jurgen Klopp -
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Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-04-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-03-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-03-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Vizela D 2022-03-05 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica WLiverpool FC Form