Benfica – Liverpool, the best photos

Mo Salah doing his thing during the warm-up prior to the duel between Benfica and LiverpoolArmando Franca / AP

The word ‘peace’ on the scoreboard of the Da Luz stadium in LisbonArmando Franca / AP

Everton Chives jumps by the balloon before Trent Alexander-ArnoldJOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Benfica fans wave their scarves to support their teamJOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Gilberto tries to catch Luis Diaz, a nightmare for his gangMIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Rafa Silva, displaced by the arm of Ibrahima Konate, during an action of the Champions League quarterfinal duelJOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Cebolinha lamented after a clear chance for Benfica during the first half.JOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Ibrahima Konate hit a tremendous header to put the visitors ahead in LisbonMIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Konaté’s unappealable header put Liverpool ahead in the 17th minute after a corner kick.MIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Julian Weigl heads past Naby KeitaMIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Darwin Núñez falls after a divided ball with KonateJOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Jurgen Klopp gestures to transmit a detail to his playersJOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Otamendi throws himself with everything trying to stop a shot from SalahMIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Sadio Mané scored Liverpool’s second goal in the 35th minute, dealing a heavy blow to the home side.Armando Franca / AP

Van Dijk congratulates Mané, who scored after a play that was preceded by a tremendous deep pass from Alexander-Arnold for Luis Díaz to uncheck, which gave the Liverpool striker the goal.Armando Franca / AP

Alisson Becker, Liverpool goalkeeper, celebrates Mané’s goal.JOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Konate receives hugs from his teammates after the 0-1Armando Franca / AP

Great atmosphere at the Estadio da Luz to receive Liverpool, one of the great favorites for this Champions League.Julian Finney / Getty

A Benfica fan sports a tattoo in the stands of the Da Luz stadium.Julian Finney / Getty

Rafa Silva starts the race pursued by Virgil van Dijk.Julian Finney / Getty

Konate’s goal, from another angle.Armando Franca / AP

Otamendi and Gilberto arrive late to block a shot by Luis Diaz.MIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Benfica’s coach, Nelson Verissimo, alerts his players during the match.MIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Adel Taarabt follows Thiago Alcántara’s control with his eyes.Julian Finney / Getty

Darwin Núñez beats Alisson to score the 1-2.MIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Darwin Núñez closed the gap for Benfica after a mistake in Konate’s clearance.Julian Finney / Getty

Konate’s mistake left the way open for Darwin Núñez, who brought Benfica into the match (49′).MIGUEL A. LOPES / EFE

Jurgen Klopp chats with Diogo Jota, who was preparing to enter the pitch in the second half.JOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Jordan Henderson falls after an entry from Otamendi. Benfica put a lot of pressure on Liverpool in the second half, encouraged by their fans.Armando Franca / AP

Jan Vertonghen tries to block Salah’s shot.JOSE SENA GOULAO / EFE

Diogo Jota skillfully slips between Grimaldo and Weigl.Armando Franca / AP

Luis Díaz sentenced the game after a tremendous play by Liverpool. Keita stole and sent a perfect pass to Luis Díaz, who dodged the goalkeeper and scored at will (88′).Armando Franca / AP

The former Porto player sentenced for the ‘reds’ and left the tie on track for the British team, who will have to confirm the good result at Anfield.Armando Franca / AP