Luis Diaz scored late in the last part to put Jurgen Klopp's side in charge of the challenge after it seemed as though they had neglected to gain by a prevailing first half.
Ibrahima Konate rose most noteworthy to head the guests into the lead from a corner in the seventeenth moment before Sadio Mane added a clinical second to hose the temperament at an energetic Estadio da Luz.
However, the home fans inclined up the commotion again soon after the span when Konate's error permitted sought-after striker Darwin Nunez to pull one back for the Portuguese outfit.
The Premier League side will enjoy a sound benefit when they invite Benfica in the second leg next Wednesday, in any case, after Diaz added a late third with a formed completion in the wake of adjusting the keeper.This was a close to consummate beginning to a mammoth run of games for Liverpool that will characterize their season, with the return leg sandwiched between Sunday's down at Premier League pioneers Manchester City and a FA Cup semi-last against Pep Guardiola's side six days after the fact.
The Reds are pursuing a notable fourfold and have previously won the Carabao Cup this year, in spite of Klopp saying four prizes is anything but a sensible objective and demanding winning only another rivalry this term would be "remarkable".
Their advancement in Europe currently looks set however it was not happy for the guests until Diaz skirted round goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos to score his side's third with three minutes to go.
Diaz, scoffed all through in light of his set of experiences with Benfica's homegrown opponents Porto, was making his first Liverpool start in the opposition yet proceeded with his consistent starting to existence with Klopp's side and demonstrated a danger all through.
He had before been denied by Vlachodimos, who made a few fine saves, halting Mohamed Salah adding a third before the break along with keeping out Diogo Jota late in the last part.
Liverpool were totally in charge almost immediately and were at that point undermining before Konate was left plain to head in Andrew Robertson's corner to score his first objective for the club.
The guests then savagely rebuffed an unfortunate touch from previous Tottenham and QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt, as Trent Alexander-Arnold calculated an amazing ball into Diaz and the forward padded a header into Mane's way to give him a basic completion.
Benfica, who upset an in-structure Ajax side in the past round, answered four minutes into the final part when Konate missed his kick from Rafa Silva's low cross and 22-year-old Uruguay forward Nunez showed why he is so sought after with a created finish from short proximity for his fifth objective in the opposition this season.
That gave the home side conviction and, floated by the extreme air their fans made, Benfica unexpectedly looked an alternate group as Everton tried Alisson from range and Nunez neglected to change over subsequent to breaking in behind the guard, rather going down under tension from Virgil van Dijk just to see his punishment request waved away.
Yet, it was Diaz who got everyone's attention late on and Klopp's consideration will presently change to an immense game against City in the race for the Premier League title.
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