Three things Jurgen Klopp got right and two he got wrong as Liverpool seal Benfica win
dailystar.co.ukLiverpool survived a second-half fightback from Benfica to put one foot in the Champions League semi-finals, after sealing a 3-1 victory in the quarter-final first leg in Lisbon.Ibrahima Konate headed the Reds into the lead after 17 minutes from Andy Robertson's corner and Sadio Mane extended their advantage with a close-range finish.
Darwin Nunez got the hosts back into the contest just three minutes after the interval, but Luis Diaz struck late on to seal the victory.But they held on to claim the first-leg advantage ahead of the return fixture at Anfield next week.
Here, Daily Star Sport looks at three things Klopp got right and two he got wrong as the Merseyside outfit came away from the Estadio da Luz with a victory.Perhaps recognising that, at 30, Mane’s legs are no longer as fresh as they were, Klopp deployed the Senegalese attacker through the middle in the role usually occupied by Diogo Jota.
Luis Diaz took up the wide-left slot, with the Colombian’s tendency to run at defenders and cut inside.For the most part, it resulted in fluid movement between the front three.
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