Barcelona’s spectacular fightback against Benfica meant Liverpool would have to wait another week to be confirmed winner of the league phase of the new look Champions League.

Arne Slot was pleased that Barcelona played out injury time after Liverpool boss saw the final score of their match with Benfica

Liverpool are facing competition from Barcelona for Joshua Kimmich after Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told them to sign the Bayern Munich ace.

Harvey Elliott has shared what Arne Slot told him immediately before he came on to score Liverpool's winner against LOSC Lille.

According to Opta, Arsenal are above the LaLiga pair when it comes to predicting the favourite for the UEFA Champions League.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE football has returned for the penultimate matchround of the league stage. And Liverpool are back in action tonight at home to Lille as they close in on confirming their automatic

Liverpool boss Arne Slot is not convinced that finishing top of the Champions League's inaugural league phase standings will prove to be an advantage after securing progress to the last 16 on Tuesday.

Report and free match highlights as goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott earned Liverpool a 2-1 win over 10-player Lille at Anfield; victory makes it seven wins from seven in the Champions Leag

Liverpool secured top spot in the Champions League group phase by beating Lille at Anfield. This is what we spotted as Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott both scored.

Liverpool are on the verge of progressing into the knockout stages of the Champions League this season as they welcome Lille to Anfield on Tuesday evening. READ

While Liverpool narrowly missed clinching top spot with a game to spare in the Champions League despite a 2-1 defeat of French side Lille on Tuesday, manager Arne Slot said finishing in the top eight and avoiding two playoff games was the most important thing.