Liverpool survives Benfica's awakening and sets foot in the Champions League semi-finals. Learn about Mohamed Salah's assessment
Liverpool put themselves ahead in the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 away win over Benfica in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
The English team needed 17 minutes to take the lead through defender Ibrahima Konate, who headed in after a corner kick.
Jurgen Klopp's team pressed to seal the victory quickly, and Sadio Mane doubled the score by following up a superb header from Luis Diaz in the 34th minute.
The Portuguese team's start was promising after the break, and Dario Nunez reduced the difference by exploiting a fatal error from Konate four minutes after the start of the second half.
The hosts looked for an equalizer, but Colombian Diaz, the former Porto striker, frustrated them by adding the third goal in the 87th minute.
Mohamed Salah participated as a starter in the match and exited in the 61st minute, knowing that he missed two big chances during his participation.
According to the global network "Hoscord", Mohamed Salah received a rating of 6.4/10, as it indicated that he possessed the ball by 2.8%, and his correct passes rate was 77%.
Mohamed Salah won the dribbling twice, lost possession of his ball twice, and fired two shots at the goal.
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