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Luis Diaz's brother misses penalty against Liverpool before brawl leaves Ben Doak with busted lip
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Published 14:07 2 Mar 2023 GMT

Luis Diaz's brother misses penalty against Liverpool before brawl leaves Ben Doak with busted lip

Liverpool U19 v Porto U19 featured plenty of controversy after a penalty shootout.

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Liverpool U19s defeated Porto in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday via a penalty shootout - but the aftermath of the game certainly wasn't short on controversy.

The Reds drew 1-1 with the Portuguese giants at Kirkby, with Melkamu Frauendorf netting a second half equaliser to take the game to penalties.

Chaos then ensued, with three missed penalties in the shootout, a mass brawl and three red cards.

Porto's Jesus Diaz - the brother of Reds star Luis - was one of the players to miss a spot-kick, before forward Umaro Cande then hit the bar with his penalty to spark wild celebrations amongst the Liverpool youngsters.

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However, according to the Liverpool Echo, Cande appeared to take issue with the celebrations and made his feelings clear to several members of the Reds squad.

What followed was a mass brawl between the two sets of players, and Doak can be seen with a busted lip in the aftermath on the following clip.

Three red cards were shown by the referee, with Cande, Porto team-mate Goncalo Ribeiro and Liverpool's Lewis Koumas - the son of former Reds, West Brom and Tranmere midfielder Jason - all sent off.

Liverpool through to UEFA Youth League quarter-finals

After the two sets of players were pulled apart from each other, the Reds were able to celebrate reaching the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Youth League.

They will now face Sporting Lisbon U19 in the last eight, with a semi-final tie against AZ Alkmaar or Real Madrid awaiting them if they can progress further.

Liverpool boss Barry Lewtas praised his players for the performance, although said the post-match scenes were a 'shame'.

He said (quotes via Liverpool Echo): "Whether there was a little bit of antagonising I don't know. It would be really unfair for me to comment.

"It was a shame the way it went. I could sense from the bench that a few things went against them [Porto], it could go a certain way.

"Sometimes you have 30-odd young boys there and it can spill over. It was a bit disappointing because it looked like the playground a little bit towards the end. And I don't think our performance replicated that.

"Listen, I've just spoken to the players then. We spoke about the way they behave on the way across. I think once you do settle down and the emotion comes out, you can behave in a certain way. I think the lads have calmed down and gone in."

Featured Image Credit: Alamy / Twitter/@LFCTransferRoom

Topics: Liverpool, Luis Diaz, UEFA, Porto, Champions League

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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