Liverpool drew 2-2 with Benfica to reach the Champions League semi-finals thanks to a Firmino brace.
Liverpool drew 3-3 with a brave Benfica on Wednesday to move to the Champions League semifinals 6-4 on aggregate. Roberto Firmino scored twice.
After defeating Benfica 3-1 in the first leg in Lisbon, Jurgen Klopp's team came into the home encounter with a clear edge.
Ibrahima Konate headed home a corner from Konstantinos Tsimikas in the 21st minute to effectively end the tie.
"It wasn't precisely what we wanted, but that's beside the point," Klopp added.
It wouldn't have made us more likely to reach the final if we had played our finest game of the season tonight.
Benfica admirably stuck at the task and pulled two goals back in the latter stages to return a minor degree of tension to Anfield.
Liverpool drew 2-2 with Benfica to reach the Champions League semi-finals thanks to a Firmino brace.
With Darwin Nunez's effort, it was a similar narrative for their equaliser on the night.