Liverpool survived a second-half rally from Benfica to take a healthy 3-1 lead at the midway point of their Champions League quarter-final tie.
The Reds dominated the first half and led 2-0 thanks to goals from Ibrahima Konate and Sadio Mane, but a much-improved Benfica pulled one back after the break through Darwin Nunez to seemingly keep the tie alive ahead of next week’s second leg at Anfield.
However, Luis Diaz - booed throughout by the home crowd over his connection to rivals Porto - restored the two-goal cushion three minutes from time as Jurgen Klopp’s side took a huge step towards the semi-finals.
