Liverpool are on course for the Champions League semi-finals as they prepare to entertain Benfica at Anfield tonight.
Jurgen Klopp’s side lead the quarter-final tie 3-1 after goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz in Lisbon last week.
The Portuguese team can hope for a similarly tricky night for Liverpool that Inter Milan provided from a similar position in the last round, leading to the Reds scraping through by a single goal.
And Benfica have already shocked Barcelona and Ajax in this year’s competition - although this Liverpool team are something of a different proposition.
After Villarreal’s win in Munich on Tuesday, they await the winner of this tie.
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Here is everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s game...
Date, kick-off time and venue
Liverpool vs Benfica is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off tonight, Wednesday April 13, 2022.
Anfield in Liverpool will host the match.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Benfica
TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s game will be televised live on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 7.15pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will also be able to watch the match online via the BT Sport website or app.
Live blog: You can also follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Liverpool vs Benfica team news
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, Gomez, Tsimikas, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Diaz, Firmino, Jota
Subs: Kelleher, Fabinho, van Dijk, Thiago, Salah, Mane, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Robertson, Origi, Elliott, Alexander-Anrold
Benfica XI: Vladchodimos; Gilberto, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Grimaldo; Weigl, Taarabt; Everton, Ramos, Goncalves, Nunez
Subs: Leite, Meite, Seferovic, Yaremchuk, Mario, Lazaro, Radonjic, Dias, Almeida, Bernardo, Alvaro, Morato
Liverpool vs Benfica prediction
If the Reds rotate, Benfica will sniff a chance and could cause on-the-night issues just as Inter Milan did before them. But a completed comeback feels highly unlikely.
A 1-1 draw.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Liverpool wins: 7
Draws: 0
Benfica wins: 4
