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Benfica Fan Throws Large Stick At Luis Diaz As Liverpool Forward Celebrates UCL Goal

A Benfica fan threw a large stick at Luis Diaz after the Liverpool star scored in Lisbon in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Robert Summerscales

Benfica Fan Throws Large Stick At Luis Diaz As Liverpool Forward Celebrates UCL Goal
Benfica Fan Throws Large Stick At Luis Diaz As Liverpool Forward Celebrates UCL Goal /

A Benfica fan threw a large stick at Luis Diaz after the Liverpool star scored in Lisbon on Tuesday.

Former Porto forward Diaz sealed a 3-1 win for Liverpool in the 87th minute when he dribbled around keeper Odisseas Vlachodimos before sliding the ball into his net.

Diaz scored after keeping his cool under pressure, but a man sat in the front row at the Estadio da Luz was far less chilled out.

Luckily, the fan's stick flew over the head of Diaz, who was looking the other way.

Diaz then continued his celebration with teammates Naby Keita, Andy Robertson and Roberto Firmino, who calmly raise his hand to politely gesture at the angry fan.

Liverpool were significantly better than Benfica on the night and had earlier led 2-0 thanks to goals from Ibrahima Konate and Sadio Mane, before Darwin Nunez pulled on back for the hosts.

The second leg will take place at Anfield on Wednesday April 13.

SEE MORE: Benfica 1-3 Liverpool Highlights And Stats From Eventful Match For Ibrahima Konate

Luis Diaz scores for Liverpool in their 3-1 win at Benfica in April 2022
Luis Diaz pictured scoring for Liverpool in their 3-1 win at Benfica :: IMAGO/PA Images/Adam Davy
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.