Liverpool take on the visitors Benfica in the second leg of UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 13th at Anfield (Liverpool).
Liverpool actually plays a match in which the place in the semi-finals of the main European Cup is decided. But at the same time, they can only consider the current match as something that separates the game against Manchester City on the road and the reception of the United at home. And there, in the English Premier League, the result is very important. But in the Champions League for the British, in fact, everything is clear. There, after a 100% result in the group stage, the Reds go through the playoffs according to the same scenario. With Inter, it also turned out to close the issue of passing further already in the first, away match. Then the British were able to win 2-0 on the legendary Giuseppe Meazza. Last week it was possible with the same difference of goals at Benfica. Not surprisingly, the winter rookie of the English giant, Luis Diaz, became the main character. The Colombian, who played for Porto until January, scored an assist and a goal, and as a result, his new team won 3-1.
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Benfica are only the 3rd force in Portuguese football at the moment. So, in the Champions League, the Eagles jumped clearly above their heads anyway. The fact that even under Georges Jesus they managed to reach the playoffs was largely explained by the weakness of their rivals - Dynamo Kiev and the crisis, at that time, Barcelona. But in the 1/8 finals there was a difficult dispute with Ajax, which won all 6 meetings in the group in its quartet. The Dutch were close to victory in Lisbon, but still there they allowed to draw the final 2-2. As a result, the champion of the Netherlands attacked, but could not score - but Darwin Nunez used his chance after the standard. But with Liverpool, it seems that almost nothing happened - yes, at the beginning of the 2nd half it was possible to reduce the difference in the score, but in the end it all ended 3-1 in favor of the Reds.
Benfica in 2006 was able to beat Liverpool in 2006 just as part of the Champions League playoffs. But in the Europa League, in 2010, the British, having lost minimally on the road, were able to arrange a defeat at home with a score of 4-1. Liverpool are without personnel problems. Benfica are still without Lucas Verissima and Ruben Pinho. Bookmakers believe that Liverpool should win again at home.
Prediction for the match: Liverpool to win with -1.5 handicap.
