There may not have been much doubt, but the Reds ride out of Portugal having advanced to the Champions League semi-final for the second consecutive year. After a slow start, Liverpool finished off Porto 4-1 in Estadio do Dragao.
Liverpool all but had secured placement in the next round against Barcelona with a 2-0 first leg win at Anfield. Yet, making sure there was no doubt was definitely on the mind of the side, although it might not have been as obvious at first.
Despite looking slightly shaky, they settled down and scored with their first real opportunity. There was no looking back after that.
Once the second half started, the Reds knew Porto would eventually fade. They did, despite scoring an unfortunate equaliser. By that time it really didn’t matter anyway.
All three forwards got on the score sheet again. In the last two seasons, all three have remarkably tallied 14 goals apiece in the Champions League.
Here are four findings from the match.
