Firmino scored two goals in Liverpool’s draw against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals; Brazilian reached milestone for the club
firmino scored two goals and the Liverpool drew 3-3 with benfica for the return leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. With the result, the English team, which had won the first confrontation, 3-1, advanced to the semifinals of the European tournament. After the victory, the Brazilian striker made a point of praising the opponent and celebrating the goals:
“First, I would like to congratulate Benfica for the two beautiful games they played. It’s a very strong team that didn’t get here by accident. It has a lot of quality”said Roberto Firmino before adding:
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“I am very happy to have scored two goals that helped our team advance to another Champions League semi-final. The victory escaped, but we have to celebrate this classification a lot. Now it’s time to study a lot about the Villarreal team, which also arrives with strength”concluded shirt 9.
With both goals scored, Firmino reached a historic milestone and became the fourth player in Liverpool’s history to score more than 20 goals in the Champions League. The Brazilian joined the select group that already had Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Steven Gerrard.
LIVERPOOL TIE WITH BENFICA
This Wednesday, the 13th, the Liverpool received the benfica, at Anfield, for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. With a comfortable advantage on the scoreboard, the Reds entered the field with a mixed team and even then opened the scoring, with Konaté. The game went on, firmino scored twice and guaranteed the classification of the English team. Gonçalo Ramos, Darwin Núñez and Yaremchuk tied for the Portuguese but it was no use.
Source: sportbuzz
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