Heading into the final matchweek of the new UEFA Champions League format ... Sitting first on a perfect 18 points from six matches, the Reds will definitely finish in the top eight places in ...

Mohamed Salah scored early and Harvey Elliott scored late, and that was all Liverpool needed to beat Lille at Anfield on Tuesday and move to 7-for-7 perfect in the newly formatted UEFA Champions League group stage.

Harvey Elliott came off the bench to score the winner as Liverpool booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Lille at Anfield. Arne Slot's Reds ...

Despite loss against PSV Eindhoven, Andrew Robertson hails 2 Liverpool youngsters who were 'really good' in UEFA Champions League clash

The revamped Uefa Champions League group phase reached its conclusion on Wednesday, with some of Europe's biggest clubs leaving it late to secure their place in the next round.Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge and squeeze into a place in the play-offs,

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

Liverpool suffered only their third defeat of the season when a much-changed team were beaten at PSV Eindhoven in their final Champions League first stage match on Wednesday evening. A Cody Gakpo penalty and Harvey Elliott strike twice put the Reds ahead only for them to ultimately fall to a 3-2 loss in Holland.

After a thrilling finish to the UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase, the competition will gear up to hold its inaugural knockout phase playoffs with Friday's draw. The teams that finished from ninth through 24th in the league phase will take part in the knockout phase playoffs,

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase came to a dramatic close on Wednesday, setting up for an equally entertaining knockout stage that begins in two weeks' time. The introduction of the new format means the Champions League will introduce a new phase of competition in February when 16 teams will take part in the knockout round playoffs.

We look at what happens now after the Champions League action. Plus: Duran set for Saudi move, who are Man Utd's opponents?

Liverpool have moved a step closer to finding out who they will face in the Champions League round-of-16 after the league phase came to an end. Full story from Theo Squires HERE.