This is how Luis Díaz's European press spoke after the victory against Benfica: “We can already see why Liverpool signed him”

Liverpool has one foot in the Champions League semifinal, this due to their big night at Da Luz in Lisbon. A match in which Colombian Luis Díaz shone and demonstrated the reasons why Jürgen Klopp insisted on his signing. The Colombia national team player was the big figure of the match, played the 90 minutes, gave Mané an assist and scored the third goal of the match at a key moment in the game. In Anfield they are happy and the European press keeps praising 'Guajiro'.

The English team started pushing high and managed to open the score to 17′ with a goal by Ibrahima Konaté. The attack by the sides was key to the game proposed by Klopp; a cross to the area of Alexander-Arnold and Diaz with a precise header handed the ball to Sadio Mané, who exercised a false figure '9′ and the Senegalese only pushed the ball to the back of the net. 0-2 on the scoreboard and the match went to halftime with the advantage for the Reds.

In the second half, Benfica managed to close the gap with a goal by Darwin Núñez, who had been one of the most outstanding in the match. Klopp decided to keep the Colombian on the pitch, but gave rest to his two main figures, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah, who were replaced by Firmino and Diogo Jota. At 87′, Keita recovered a ball in the midfield, leaked a pass and Diaz left the rival goalkeeper on the road and with a crossover shot scored the third of the match. A goal that gave peace of mind and brings them closer to the goal of qualifying for the Champions League semifinals.

Liverpool has a key week on the way, Sunday 10 April will face Manchester City for the Premier League at Etihad Stadium, a match that will be a final because Guardiola's team is first in the table with 73, while Klopp's team are second with 72. Then they will host Benfica at home for the cvvvuelta game that will take place on April 13 and the following Saturday 16th they will meet Ciy again in the FA Cup semifinal. As if this were not enough, on Tuesday the 19th they host Manchester United at their home.

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The English press did not save praise for the Colombian who was one of the great figures of the match in the Champions League. His return to Portugal could not be better, the Colombian reunited with an old rival and demonstrated his enormous growth in football with the help of the experienced German coach and with the support of top level teammates who allow him to demonstrate his skills on the field.

This is Anfield, a sports outlet that follows Liverpool's current affairs rated it with a score of 8 and stated that, “Back in the team against his former enemies, Diaz was electric on the left wing, always wanting to do something (...) His goal was a great success, and he put his team in a privileged position to reach the Champions League semifinals.”

Sporting News highlighted Luis Diaz as the best player of the match, gave him a rating of 8 and noted that he was, “Liverpool's best player of the night. The most active of the three starting attackers, his clever crossover header led to the second goal. In the third score, he anticipated the play and anticipated the goalkeeper's move to score the goal.

Liverpool Echo gave the Colombian a score of 7 and highlighted his speed on the left wing, something put the rival defense in trouble. “He frightened Benfica's right-back Gilberto with his speed and direct runs, and he got a shot and a head assist for Mané. He moved to the right wing at the time of play and continued his activity, scoring the third goal.”

90 Min gave the highest score to Luis Diaz in the match with 9 points and they say, “Klopp's brilliant decision to start with the Colombian. He was a great player for the left wing all night, he prepared the second with a beautiful header on the road to Mané and then scored the third.”

CBS Sports highlighted Luis' Diaz with a score of 8 and noted that, “with a goal, an assist and an important role in the other way, the Colombian has done a good performance on his return to Portugal, just a few months after signing for Porto.”

The Sun did not give the player a rating as such but highlighted the reason why Liverpool decided to sign him, he stated that the club “has been a long-term fan of Luis Díaz (...) Jurgen Klopp did not hesitate to close the deal and already in such a short race in Liverpool we can see why”.

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