Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Jose Sanchez
- Referee Jesus Gil
- Referee Angel Nevado
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC København 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–3 L 01 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–3 L 20 Mar GD Estoril Praia H 2–1 W 15 Mar AFC Ajax A 1–0 W 11 Mar FC Vizela H 1–1 D 05 Mar Portimonense SC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–1 W 02 Apr Watford FC H 2–0 W 20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W 16 Mar Arsenal FC A 2–0 W 12 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W 08 Mar FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L Season Stats
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Liverpool FC #24 Position #3 9 Points 18 8 Played 8 3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2 10 Scored 20 12 Conceded 8 -2 GD +12 1.13 PPG 2.25 38% Win % 75% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonSport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Estadio da Luz will turn into a battlefield for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Liverpool FC.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alejandro Grimaldo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 7 goals in the last 5 games.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' GOAL! Ibrahima Konate scores on 17. Assisted by Andrew Robertson
- 22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alisson Becker made 409 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' Goal! Sadio Mane scores his 110 goal in 409 matches.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 49' GOAL! Darwin Nunez scores on 49.
- 54' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 58' Thiago Alcantara is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
- 61' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Sadio Mane is replaced by Roberto Firmino.
- 63' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Adel Taarabt gets a Yellow card.
- 68' Andrew Robertson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 54 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 70' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Adel Taarabt by Soualiho Meite on 70 minute.
- 75' Jordan Henderson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 80' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Roman Yaremchuk. He replaces Everton on 82 minute.
- 86' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Goncalo Ramos by Joao Mario on 86 minute.
- 87' Goal! Luis Diaz scores his 85 goal in 83 matches.
- 87' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Mario is hanging Goncalo Ramos on the field on 87 minute.
- 88' Goal! Luis Diaz scores his 85 goal in 83 matches.
- 89' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Trent Alexander-Arnold departs to be replaced by Joe Gomez.
- With this win, Liverpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Everton ↓ Roman Yaremchuk 82'
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- 30
- 5
- 28
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49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Soualiho Meite 70'
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- 27
- 99
- 9
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88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Joao Mario 86'
Bench
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- 17
- 23
- 22
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11
Soualiho Meite ↑ 70'
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20
Joao Mario ↑ 86'
- 77
- 14
- 34
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Roman Yaremchuk ↑ 82'
- 91
- 55
Coach Nelson VerissimoLiverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Sadio Mane ↓ Roberto Firmino 61'
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11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Diogo Jota 61'
- 66
- 26
- 4
- 3
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8
Naby Keita ↓ James Milner 89'
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- 5
- 23
Bench
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9
Roberto Firmino ↑ 61'
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14
Jordan Henderson ↑ 61'
- 15
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James Milner ↑ 89'
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12
Joe Gomez ↑ 89'
- 32
- 17
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Diogo Jota ↑ 61'
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- 18
- 62
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Coach Jurgen Klopp -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Roberto Firmino 3 Ibrahima Konate 2 Luis Diaz 2 Darwin Nunez 2 Sadio Mane 1 Roman Yaremchuk 1 Goncalo Ramos 1 Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-04-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-03-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2022-03-15 AFC Ajax 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-03-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Vizela D 2022-03-05 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica WLiverpool FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.89 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.3 Liverpool FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Liverpool FC to win 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.19Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 41%Draw or Liverpool FC 81%Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Liverpool FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 10.8%1 – 2 9.4%1 – 1 9.2%0 – 1 9.1%0 – 3 8.1%1 – 3 Actual0 – 0 5.6%0 – 4 4.6%1 – 4 4.2%2 – 2 4.2%2 – 1 3.6%2 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 96% -1.5 4% — 96% -1 4% 8% 88% -0.5 12% — 88% +0.5 32% — 68% +1 32% 22% 45% +1.5 55% — 45% +2 55% 20% 25% +2.5 75% — 25% Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.