Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp brushed off concerns that his side could have scored more against Benfica, instead focusing on the result.
The Reds claimed a 3-1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie in Lisbon. Ibrahima Konate opened the scoring with his first Liverpool goal, before Sadio Mane made it 2-0.
Benfica responded as Darwin Nunez made it 2-1 to lift the crowd and put the Reds under serious pressure.
Liverpool, who were sloppy at the same time, brought a lot of the pressure upon themselves.
However, they had 18 shots in total and nine on target – and numerous chances to increase their advantage by more than one. Indeed, Luis Diaz restored the visitors’ two-goal cushion with a goal at the death.
Klopp told BT Sport: “An away game in the Champions League is tough and Benfica fought for their lives. We opened the door a bit too much, but they deserved the goal even when we could have defended it better.
“They had absolutely no situations before [their goal], they had these counter-attacks. It’s not easy to keep the ball all the time and they have really good players.
“It was a really tough game, but it was what I expected, especially when they scored. The crowd was there immediately, we always know that a 2-0 is nothing. It’s nice, but not more and they scored the goal.
“Then, it was much more open than we wanted obviously, but in the end we should have scored in the first half, we should have scored in the second…
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