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It was a night crammed full of entertainment as a much-changed Liverpool moved into their third Champions League semi-final in five years.
Roberto Firmino was at the double for Liverpool, while Ibrahima Konata also hit the back of the net for Jurgen Klopp's men.
Sportsmail cast an eye over a number of issues to emerge from a thrilling contest.
Roberto Firmino scored twice for Liverpool to help them overcome Benfica at Anfield
There was a time when the first name on Jurgen Klopp picked in a European game was Roberto Firmino. In the first 58 Europa League/Champions League matches that Klopp took charge of at Anfield, the Brazilian only missed one.
The evolution of this team means his days a guaranteed starter have become a thing of the past but Firmino has not been deterred and this, most certainly, has been his competition this season – as he proved again here.
After coming off the bench to score decisive goals against Porto and Inter Milan, he got two here, should really have had a hat-trick and he’s moved his Liverpool total up to 98. He should reach a century before the end of the season and who would bet against it coming in the semi-finals?
Firmino is now closing in on his 100th goal for Liverpool after his double against Benfica
It is not statement of the year to say that Luis Diaz has been an outstanding signing for Liverpool but the impact he has made needs some context applying. The Colombia international has been likened, at times, to Luis Suarez and Xabi Alonso for the instant starburst of quality.
With the greatest respect, the Liverpool teams which Alonso (in 2004) and Suarez (in 2011) enlivened could never be described as being among Anfield’s greats. Alonso
