By The Independent (Sports) | Created at 2025-01-21 21:56:14 | Updated at 2025-01-24 08:22:19
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Liverpool face Lille at Anfield in the Champions League tonight, with the hosts looking to secure their place in the last 16 of the competition.
Arne Slot’s side have been the most impressive team in the competition so far – winning all six of their matches, including dominant wins over Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen – and need just one point to book their automatic place in the next round.
And they face a Lille side who have exceeded expectations so far in Europe, as they sit in eighth – the final automatic qualification place – having beaten Real Madrid and drawn to Juventus.
Bruno Genesio’s side will be desperate for three points as they hunt a place in the round of 16, with a home fixture against Feyenoord still to come for the French side.
Follow all the latest build-up and team news from Anfield below:
Full-time: Liverpool 2-1 Lille
And there it is, a job well done, albeit with a brief second-half scare.
Liverpool have played seven, won seven, and they will definitely finish on top of the Champions League league phase.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:53
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
90 min: Mac Allister is booked for a bit of a hack. Liverpool are nearly over the line here, though. Three minutes of added time to come.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:51
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
88 min: Chiesa fires a low shot which is well saved, and Nunez pounces to tap home. But he was quite clearly offside, and the flag quickly goes up.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:49
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
85 min: Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:44
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
84 min: Liverpool deal with the corner but Lille come again, that is until David is ruled offside chasing down a ball over the top.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:44
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
82 min: Lille are starting to look bright once more, despite being a man down, as they probe for an equaliser. They have a corner.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:43
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
78 min: Nunez finds Salah who takes a brilliant first touch to set himself in on goal, at a tight angle, and his low right-footed shot is saved at the near post.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:37
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
75 min: Federico Chiesa replaces Luis Diaz.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Lille (Elliott, 68 min)
Liverpool go on the attack and they are quickly back in front! Tsimikas’s corner is headed out and Harvey Elliott is lurking outside the box. He tries a first-time shot, which gets a huge deflection on its way past Chevalier in the Lille goal. A big slice of fortune there, but Liverpool will take it.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:28
GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Lille (Elliott, 68 min)
Liverpool go on the attack and they are quickly back in front! Tsimikas’s corner is headed out and Harvey Elliott is lurking outside the box. He tries a first-time shot, which gets a huge deflection on its way past Chevalier in the Lille goal. A big slice of fortune there, but Liverpool will take it.
Lawrence Ostlere21 January 2025 21:27
