Summary

  • Man City and Liverpool both win first legs of Champions League quarter-finals

  • Result: Man City 1-0 Atletico Madrid - sub Foden sets up De Bruyne to score

  • Result: Benfica 1-3 Liverpool - Konate, Mane and Diaz

  • Second legs take place next Wednesday (13 April)

  • Man City chasing Treble, Liverpool still on for Quadruple

  • City host Liverpool in crucial top-of-the-table Premier League clash on Sunday

  1. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 5 April 2022

    Everton would love to score against Liverpool tonight.

  2. Team news - Six changes for Liverpoolpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 5 April 2022

    Benfica v Liverpool (20:00 BST)

    Benfica welcome sought-after striker Darwin Nunez back after he started on the bench for the 3-2 defeat by Braga at the weekend, with Premier League old boys Jan Vertonghen, Nicolas Otamendi and Adel Taarabt also in the side.

    BenficaImage source, BBC Sport

    Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes six changes to the side that beat Watford on Saturday, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate coming in at the back, Naby Keita and Fabinho brought into the midfield and Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane returning in attack.

    LiverpoolImage source, BBC Sport
  3. Listen on 5 livepublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 5 April 2022

    Benfica v Liverpool (20:00 BST)

    BBC Radio 5 Live

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  4. A first in almost 40 years?published at 18:54 British Summer Time 5 April 2022

    Benfica v Liverpool (20:00 BST)

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    Liverpool are looking to win five consecutive away games in the European Cup/Champions League for only the second time, having last done so between 1983 and 1984 under Joe Fagan.

  5. Henderson on benchpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 5 April 2022
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    Benfica v Liverpool (20:00 BST)

    Liverpool

    Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson starts on the bench tonight, as does Diogo Jota.

    Full team news to come from that one too.

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  6. Half century for KdBpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 5 April 2022
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    Man City v Atletico Madrid (20:00 BST)

    Manchester City

    Kevin de Bruyne makes his 50th Champions League appearance for Manchester City tonight.

    Full team news to come.

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  7. Tonight's actionpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 5 April 2022

    Both 20:00 BST kick-offs

    We're into the business end of the season as the Champions League quarter-finals get under way. Here is what we have tonight:

    Benfica v Liverpool

    Manchester City v Atletico Madrid

  8. A season-defining weekpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 5 April 2022

    Man CityImage source, Getty Images

    This could well be the week which decides whether Manchester City and Liverpool are on the path to success or second best.

    The two north west sides are in Champions League action tonight, before we start gearing up for the biggest game of the season on Sunday.

    Excited much?

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