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Sadio Mane, Liverpool Beat Benfica 3-1 in Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 1

Liverpool secured a vital 3-1 victory over Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash.

Luis Diaz put the final touch on the win with an 87th-minute goal at Estadio da Luz.

As expected, Liverpool wasted little time in taking the match to Benfica. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah nearly combined for the opener in the ninth minute, only for Odysseas Vlachodimos to make the save.

The Greek goalkeeper couldn't react fast enough to keep Ibrahima Konate's header out of the back of the net in the 17th minute. It was the first goal for Konate since joining Liverpool last summer.