Roberto Firmino became the fourth Liverpool player to score 20 goals in the Champions League when he struck twice on Wednesday in the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Benfica.
Firmino has joined Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Steven Gerrard as Reds players to reach that mark.
Liverpool drew 3-3 on Wednesday but defeated Benfica 6-4 on aggregate.
Firmino's goal milestone
20 - Roberto Firmino (20) has become the fourth @LFC player to score 20+ times for the club in the European Cup/Champions League, after Mohamed Salah (33), Sadio Mané (22) and Steven Gerrard (21). Dazzler.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 13, 2022
How did Firmino's goals come about?
The forward first found the net in the 55th minute with a tap-in of a low Diogo Jota cross before volleying a Konstantinos Tsimikas free kick to effectively put away the tie.
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