Champions League Quarter Final Leg 1 Results: Liverpool One Step Again Qualifying, Manchester City Wins Thin
JAKARTA - Two English Premier League clubs, Liverpool and Manchester City, won in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Wednesday 6 April morning WIB. Liverpool have even set one foot into the next round.
Liverpool won a big victory when they traveled to the Estadio da Luz. Jurgen Klopp's troops won 3-1.
Ibrahima Konate scored Liverpool's first goal in the 17th minute. After that, it was Sadio Mane's turn to score against Benfica in the 34th minute.
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At the start of the second half, precisely in the 49th minute, Benfica reduced the gap to 1-2 thanks to Darwin Nunez's goal. Towards the end of the match, Luiz Diaz added to Liverpool's advantage.
With this result, Liverpool only need a draw in the second leg to qualify for the semifinals. Losing by a single goal difference, the Reds still qualify.
In other matches, Manchester City only won 1-0 over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium. The Spanish club's defensive game made Pep Guardiola's fleet difficult.
Evidently, Manchester City could only score a goal when the game entered the 70th minute. Goals scored by Kevin De Bruyne who utilize Phil Foden.