Darwin Nunez confessed he will "go home sad" after Benfica were beaten 3-1 at home by Liverpool - but he insisted the Champions League quarter-final tie is far from over.
Nunez was on the scoresheet in Tuesday night's first leg, capitalising on Ibrahima Konate's mishit clearance to turn in Rafa Silva's cross. The striker's goal shortly after the interval gave Benfica hope of a comeback as it halved the lead Konate and Sadio Mane had given Liverpool in the first half.
The Portuguese giants had the Reds' defence on the ropes for large spells before Luis Diaz delivered a sucker punch with an 87th-minute strike to restore the two-goal advantage. Nunez admitted he took no pleasure in scoring against the six-time European champions as he is targeting silverware over personal records.
