Reds make seven changes – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Benfica

Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for this evening’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Benfica at Anfield. The boss has rung the changes from the weekend’s draw with Manchester City, with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Mohamed Salah all starting from the substitutes bench. Alisson starts in goal, with Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Kostas Tsimikas in defence. Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Naby Keita start in midfield, with Luis Diaz, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota leading the line.

Confirmed Teams

Liverpool: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, Konate, Tsimikas, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Diaz, Jota, Firmino. Substitutes: Kelleher, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Robertson, Origi, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott. Benfica: Vlachodimos, Gilberto, Otamendi, Vertonghen, Grimaldo, Taarabt, Weigl, Goncalves, Ramos, Everton, Nunez. Substitutes: Helton, Alvaro, Almeida, Morato, Valentino, Gil, Radonjic, Meite, Paulo B, Joao M, Seferovic, Yaremchuk. MORE: Watch Liverpool vs Benfica →