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Liverpool receives Benfica Lisbon this Wednesday, from 9 p.m., in the quarter-final return of the Champions League.
Winners of the first leg in Portugal (3-1) on goals from Ibrahima Konaté, Sadio Mané and Luis Diaz, against a Lisbon achievement by Darwin Nunez, Jürgen Klopp’s Reds took a serious option for qualification in the semi-finals . For this meeting, the Mersey club has a full squad. Opposite, Benfica Lisbon is deprived of the services of Rodrigo Pinho and Lucas Verissimo.
Both clubs have announced their starting XI. Liverpool are making several changes with the presence on the bench of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. Ibrahima Konaté is associated in central defense with Joel Matip. The attack will be led by Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz. Opposite, Benfica Lisbon establishes its nugget Darwin Nunez.
The official lineups
Liverpool’s official lineup: Alisson – Gomez, Konaté, Matip, Tsimikas – Keïta, Milner, Henderson – Jota, Firmino, Diaz.
The official line-up of Benfica Lisbon: Vlachodimos – Gilberto, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Grimaldo – Everton, Weigl, Taarabt, Gonçalves – Nunez, Ramos.
