Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp heaped praise on Benfica keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos for denying the English side a bigger victory after their 3-1 win in their Uefa Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday.
Liverpool took the upper hand in the tie as goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz earned them a comfortable victory in Lisbon and it could have been much worse for the Portuguese club.
“Their goalkeeper was probably the game’s best player. We played well, but he made a couple of really good saves.” “It was a tough game but I expected it,” he said. “They had these counterattacks as they recovered the ball in the midfield that was a threat. After Liverpool dominated the first half, Benfica made a game of it after the break at a packed Luz stadium, that roared their team back into the contest when Darwin Nunez scored in the 49th minute to make it 2-1.
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