The Reds ran out 4-1 winners in Portugal to comfortably reach the semi-finals of the competition.
Liverpool made relatively easy work of reaching the Champions League semi-finals as they added to their 2-0 first-leg win over Porto with a superb 4-1 victory at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday night.
Although the Primeira Liga side began brightly on their home turf, the Reds opened the scoring on 26 minutes when Sadio Mane slid home after Mohaned Salah’s scuffed shot, a goal confirmed by VAR.
Salah struck after the break following a superb counter-attack and, even though Eder Militao halved the deficit for the hosts, close-range headers from Robero Firmino and Virgil van Dijk ensured a comfortable end to the game.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, who played a great pass to Salah for the second goal of the game, took to Twitter after the match with a four-word message to the fans – and to semi-final opponents Barcelona:
A number of Reds faithful responded on the social media platform and there was a lot of love for the youngster:
Up next for Liverpool is a return to Premier League action and Jurgen Klopp’s charges will be hoping that Manchester City’s Champions League heartbreak will dent their confidence domestically.
The Reds travel to relegation-battling Cardiff City on Sunday and five days later they host Championship-bound Huddersfield Town.
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