Mohamed Salah and Liverpool all smiles during training for Benfica clash - in pictures

Jurgen Klopp's side take a healthy 3-1 lead into Champions League quarter-final second leg

KIRKBY, ENGLAND - APRIL 12: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool reacts during the Liverpool Training Session ahead of the UEFA Champions League match against Benfica at AXA Training Centre on April 12, 2022 in Kirkby, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger / Getty Images)

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk during a training session at the AXA Training Centre. PA

Liverpool's Harvey Elliott during training at the AXA Training Centre. Reuters

Liverpool midfielder Roberto Firmino trains on the eve of their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Benfica. AFP

Harvey Elliott at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby on Tuesday. Getty

Mohamed Salah trains. Getty

Virgil van Dijk during Liverpool's training session in Kirkby. Getty

Mohamed Salah during training. Reuters

Liverpool's Jordan Henderson juggles the ball. Reuters

Mohamed Salah during training with his Liverpool teammates. Reuters

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during training. Reuters

Diogo Jota takes part in training. Reuters

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson during a training session. PA

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool looks on during training. Getty

Liverpool are within touching distance of a spot in the Champions League semi-finals. They take a 3-1 lead into their quarter-final second leg against Benfica on Wednesday.

Jurgen Klopp's team are in superb form, having lost only once in their last 22 games in all competitions, with 18 wins. They are in the hunt for an incredible quadruple, having won the League Cup, they are just a point behind Manchester City in the Premier League and also in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

As they trained for the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Anfield, Liverpool players were clearly not feeling the pressure as they joked around and enjoyed themselves.

On Sunday, City and Liverpool played out a thrilling 2-2 draw to keep the league title race on a knife edge. Guardiola's City preserved their one-point lead at the top of table, having led by a massive 14 points in January.

The two sides will clash against this week in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final. However, Klopp insisted that game will have little bearing on the Benfica match.

"The next game has no influence on the line-up for tomorrow but the last game [against City] has," Klopp said. "So we have to see. It is a super intense schedule."

"There is nobody injured, as far as I know. But we have to be careful with who is fresh enough for this game and stuff like this."