Champions League
It achieved eight consecutive away wins in all competitions for the first time in its history
Victory over Benfica at ‘Luz’ allowed Liverpool to write a golden page in their centuries-old history as they complete eight consecutive away wins in all competitions for the first time.
Liverpool impressed for another game in 2022 and Benfica failed to stop their frenetic course on all fronts, with Jurgen Klopp’s Reds prevailing 3-1 between the two teams in the first quarter-final of the Champions League, becoming all-time favorites for the semi-finals to qualify.
Indeed, with this success, the Reds can be proud of a great record they have set as the Merseyside team have gone on to eight straight away wins in all competitions for the first time in their history.
Liverpool’s eight straight away wins
- 20/01/2022: Arsenal v Liverpool 0-2 (League Cup)
- 23/01/2022: Crystal Palace v Liverpool 1-3 (First League)
- 13/02/2022: Burnley v Liverpool 0-1 (First League)
- 16/02/2022: Inter v Liverpool 0-2 (Champions League)
- 03/12/2022: Brighton v Liverpool 0-2 (First League)
- 16/03/2022: Arsenal v Liverpool 0-2 (First League)
- 20/03/2022: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool 0-1 (FA Cup)
- 05/04/2022: Benfica v Liverpool 1-3 (Champions League)
It is worth noting that they managed five straight away wins in the Champions League/Champions League (after those against Porto, Atletico, Milan and Inter this season), equaling their record since 1984.
I have been working as a sports journalist for about 6 years now. I currently work as an author at Sportish, which is a sports news website. I mainly cover sports news and I love writing about all aspects of the sport. I also have experience working as a broadcast journalist, so I have some great insights into how sport is reported and presented.