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'There is still a lot to do': Jurgen Klopp warns his Liverpool stars that Champions League semi-final spot is far from assured despite victory against Porto Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino scored in 2-0 victory in the first leg at Anfield But the Portuguese champions wasted three excellent openings to score Klopp knows the return fixture next Wednesday is no foregone conclusion

By Dominic King for the Daily Mail

Published: 23:42 BST, 9 April 2019 | Updated: 23:45 BST, 9 April 2019

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Jurgen Klopp warned Liverpool face a fight to reach the Champions League semi-final despite them running out comfortable first leg winners against Porto.

Goals from Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino in the first half mean Liverpool are odds-on favourites to reach the last four but Klopp saw enough from the Portuguese champions - who wasted three excellent openings - to know the return fixture next Wednesday is no foregone conclusion.

Klopp said: ‘The game is still on, we have to go there and fight. Porto will try to strike back, it will be a tough game but that is what you expect in the quarter-finals of Champions League.

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