Andy Robertson condemned fans throwing objects at footballers after claiming he had lighters chucked at him during Liverpool's 3-1 win over Benfica.
But the unflappable Scotland international left-back joked that maybe it would stop the fans from smoking. He said on BT Sport on Tuesday night: "They weren't best pleased were they! I had quite a few lighters thrown at me, so maybe it'll help them stop smoking and take the positives.
"But, we've seen it a lot, people getting hit and things like that, it was quite close to me but none hit me. I know when it's late in the game and you get frustrated but, you know you shouldn't throw stuff onto the pitch and try to hurt people."
Liverpool went ahead through centre-back Ibrahima Konate before Sadio Mane doubled the advantage just after the halfway mark.
Jurgen Klopp's side were cruising to victory, but Benfica returned a different team after the break and halved the deficit through 22-year-old Uruguayan Darwin Nunez.
Benfica appeared most likely to score again, but Luis Diaz had the final say on the night, making it 3-2 to the away side and putting the result beyond doubt.
On Diaz, who used to play for Porto, being booed by the Benfica fans, Roberton added: "He got a nice reception from the start! Obviously, playing for one of their rivals and it was a good finish from him.
"A really important goal for us like you said, it gives us a two-goal cushion, which can make the difference, and it's important we make that count next week. It's still a big game, we want to be in the semi-finals and there's still a lot of work to do to get there, but hopefully, with our home fans at our stadium, we can get the job done."
