Benfica, with Nicolás Otamendi as starter, lost 1-3 at home against Liverpool, the English team led by German Jurgen Klopp. The duel coincides with the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, in a match in which the English are widely favorites to advance to the round.

At the start of the match, Liverpool’s continuous attack paid off and the visitors took a 1-0 lead from 17 minutes thanks to a header from Ibrahima Konaté, the French-born central defender, just 22 years old, who became giant after a corner kick.

Far from settling for partial results, Klopp’s staff maintained their pressure and dominance on the rival field, and the siege was once again reflected in the net. In the 34th minute of the first period, a cross shot from the right towards Luis Díaz, found the Colombian, who preceded it very well to give it to Senegalese Sadio Mané, who defined without a problem to score 2-0 .

Benfica did their best and allowed themselves to be carried away at the fierce pace suggested by their rivals, who were about to score a third goal minutes before halftime.

In the second half, Uruguayan Darwin Núñez took advantage of a mistake by the Liverpool defense and specified in the class to give the locals a discount, who dreamed of winning a match made uphill.

And Benfica could tie it but the attack on Liverpool was a risk of one’s own goal. As a result, the 3-1 final became logical. The prize went to Colombian Luis Díaz, who took advantage of a great pass, dribbled past the goalkeeper and defined with his left foot with an empty goal.

For revenge, in favor of the Portuguese, it may be recalled that in the round of 16 Liverpool beat Inter 2-0 in Italy, and then fell 1-0 to England, which gave some emotion to the crossover. But reality seems to show a series with a clear dominator over the former, and this is confirmed on the field.