Liverpool secured a solid victory against Benfica, 3-1, in their Champions League quarter-final first leg in Lisbon. The 22-year-old Ibrahima Konate opened the scoring for the Reds in yellow, followed by a goal from Sadio Mane and a third by Luis Diaz.
During this match, the Senegalese champion played along his rival Egypt player Mohamed Salah, who he beat in the final of the AFCON and then in the playoffs of the 2022 World Cup.
Both Africa and that’s It’s an important score. It’s a tough period. Both boys came back from Africa, and that’s really not easy. There was massive pressure on both shoulders. They both had to sort it out for their countries. The managers had their part in that as well, to put it on them. And it now needs a bit of time to settle. That’s all. It’s an important game for Mo and Sadio tonight. One could score the other one.
unfortunately, not. But everything will be fine. “, commented Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp, after the match.
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Tuesday evening also showed Kevin De Bruyne giving Manchester City an advantage against Atlético Madrid.
The Belgian player scored the only goal to give City a 1-0 win over the Colchoneros in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. Atletico’s players will have to do better for the second leg next week, on April 13.
SOURCE: africanews.com
