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European Cup 3rd round 2nd leg

Anfield | Wednesday 15 March 1978 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 1 Benfica
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.57)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Tommy Smith
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
Terry McDermott
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

16
Steve Ogrizovic
12
Alan Hansen
13
David Johnson
14
Joey Jones
15
David Fairclough

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.28)

Bento
Bastos Lopes
Humberto Coelho
Alberto Fonseca
Eurico
Pietra
Nené
Toni
Rui Lopes
Han Shéu
José Luis

Substitutes used

Wilson
Celso

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: John Henry Mortimore
Referee: Konrath G (France)
Attendance: 48,364
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 3385
Europe game number: 96
Played towards Kop: Second half
1st leg: Wed 1 Mar 1978 (A) 2 - 1
Aggregate score: 6 - 2

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Match timeline

Liverpool
Benfica
Ian Callaghan (Jimmy Case) (1–0)
6'
Kenny Dalglish (2–0)
17'
30'
Nené (2–1)
HT 2–1
46'
Wilson Alberto Fonseca
67'
Celso Pietra
Terry McDermott (3–1)
78'
Phil Neal (Terry McDermott) (4–1)
88'
Full time 4–1

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