After Allister was taken down inside the box, the Argentine gave Liverpool the lead from the spot in the sixth minute.
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Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield in the first leg last month, and they followed that triumph with a 1-0 victory in the second leg on Wednesday to comfortably advance into the final eight, with Karim Benzema registering the only goal of the contest late on.
In trademark alert fashion, the Egyptian pounced on a rebound after substitute Nunez’s header was saved by Alex Meret, who was comfortably behind his goalline while desperately trying to claw away Salah’s effort.
Anfield is no stranger to fiery Uruguayans after the highs and lows of Luis Suarez for three-and-a-half years.
Kane has won three Golden Boot awards in the English top-flight: 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2020/2021.
Nunez found the net with a 77th minute header off a free kick from the right side to help Benfica make it to the last eight for the fifth time after their 2-2 draw in the first leg in Portugal.
Barca have now lost their first two Champions League group stage games this season and the disappointing defeat will do little to appease the growing section of Barca fans who want to see Koeman sacked.