Football News : Liverpool gets better of Benfica as Diaz shines on his return to Portugal

Liverpool battled Benfica to kick-off their quarterfinal campaign in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The first half was the pinnacle of a two-half game. The first half was dominated by Liverpool, with Ibrahima Konate scoring his first goal for the club from a whipped Andy Robertson corner.After a spectacular counter-attack, Sadio Mane tapped home to cap off a solid first half. However, the 2nd half saw some special moments for Benfica and they got 1 back making the tie even more interesting but it was Luis Diaz who got better off the Portugal club to give the Reds a 2-goal cushion to end the 1st Leg.