“Luis Díaz scores a goal and fixes the day for half the country”: know the best memes of the great match played by the Colombian for Champions League

There was a lot of expectation in the preview of the match between Benfica and Liverpool for the Champions League quarterfinals; the reason: Luis Díaz was among the eleven initialists to play the first leg of this key. In fact, many fans were expecting an outstanding performance from the guajiro, because in front of him he had a rival that he had faced several times with the Porto shirt.

The Colombian did not disappoint and more than fulfilled his call for return to title, since during the last game for the Premier League he was on the bench of substitutes. However, on Tuesday afternoon he again showed that he is ready to play momentous matches.

One assist and one goal were enough for thousands of fans in the country to celebrate and react on social networks, some with memes and others with different comments about the striker's presence at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Figures such as comedian Diego Mateus asked if the striker cannot be nationalized as Portuguese so that, at least, he can play the world cup on behalf of Colombia.

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Another topic that came out was the talk that the guajiro had with the German strategist about the style of play that the Anfield team should impose against Benfica. Given this, the DT said that “he spoke to me for 10 minutes, but I didn't understand him”; even, with the performance of '23′ it was shown that there are no rivalries in the locker room and much less has had problems adapting since his arrival on the team.

Even the official account of the 'Pool' highlighted Díaz's dance and the imitation that Fabinho wanted to do.

On the other hand, Jürgen Klopp again praised the performance of the striker Exporto and Junior from Barranquilla stating that, “He is a top player, world class. It is a joy for me to work with Luis every day, and I am more than happy that we decided to sign him in January.”

In that sense, the shows of affection for the Colombian have not only been on the part of the German coach, his teammates are also happy with him. After the match was over, for example, while Luis was giving statements to the media, Sadio Mané embraced him. The Senegalese, one of the team's offensive referents, was replaced in the 61st minute by Roberto Firmino, at the same time as Mohamed Salad, who was replaced by Portuguese Diogo Jota.

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It is worth mentioning that with the goal pass and the score of the Barrancas-born, Liverpool gained a wide advantage over the Portuguese team. The score was 3-1 at Estádio da Luz, and the first goal of the 'reds' came courtesy of a pass by Trent-Alexander Arnold that Diaz received with a controlled header to Sadio Mané, who was on the penalty spot to define and open the score.

The third goal, that of Luis Díaz, came in the 87th minute thanks to a deep pass by Naby Keïta that was born from his recovery. The Colombian scored the pass and got rid of pressure from Benfica's defensive line. When he reached the area, he evaded the goalkeeper and with the free bow, he scored the target that sealed the victory and left the key more inclined towards Anfield's.

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