{"id":1257078,"date":"2022-04-13T22:49:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1257078"},"modified":"2022-04-14T08:07:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T07:07:17","slug":"liverpool-benfica-konate-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-benfica-konate-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 joins elite company as identical goals vs Benfica send Liverpool into the semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 followed in some esteemed Champions League footsteps against Benfica this evening.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old centre-back made his fifth appearance in Europe’s premier club competition this season — all of which have been starts — when he filled in for Virgil van Dijk and lined up alongside Jo\u00ebl Matip in the heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence.<\/p>\n

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Konat\u00e9, a summer recruit having joined from RB Leipzig, has primarily served in a back-up role since relocating from Germany. To date, he’s made 20 appearances in all competitions. That being said, with the Reds in such a position of strength, Klopp rewarded the Frenchman with another starting berth and to say he once again repaid his manager’s faith would be an understatement.<\/p>\n

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    In the opening leg, which saw Liverpool run out comfortable 1-3 winners, Konat\u00e9 put Klopp’s men in front when he met an Andrew Robertson cross. It was a near replica in Merseyside when the game’s deadlock was also broken inside 25 minutes.<\/p>\n

    Konat\u00e9 in the 21st minute — four minutes later than his Lisbon effort — popped up to net the opener. Again teed up by the starting left-back — but this time it was Kostas Tsimikas — he joins an exclusive group.<\/p>\n

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    ?\ufe0f Robertson ?\ufe0f Tsimikas<\/p>\n

    Spot the difference between Ibou Konat\u00e9's #UCL<\/a> goals. ? pic.twitter.com\/FWDTpzydxE<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Squawka (@Squawka) April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n