Goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over Lille and secured progress to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.

Scenarios for knockout phase qualification with leaders Liverpool on the verge of round of 16 spot along with Barcelona

Barça struck deep into stoppage time to edge a dramatic nine-goal encounter while Liverpool made it seven wins from seven by beating Lille.

Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica

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.

Arne Slot heaped praise on Mo Salah after setting his latest Liverpool record. The Reds’ talisman became the first player in club history to hit 50 European goals in club history after opening the scoring in the 2-1 win over LOSC Lille.

A 2-1 victory looked to have done the job with a game to spare only for the second-placed Catalans to beat Benfica 5-4 with a goal in the sixth minute of added time to ensure the race for first place will go to the final fixture.

Mohamed Salah is set to chase a historic record while Liverpool eyes another milestone in their Champions League clash with Lille.