Here are your Liverpool evening headlines for Thursday, November 3.
Liverpool next Champions League opponent shows why FSG made mistake following Real Madrid lead
A 92nd-minute goal by a former West Ham United midfielder playing for a Portuguese side in Israel wouldn't normally merit much attention from Liverpool supporters.
But for good reason was there undoubted delight at the news Joao Mario had scored deep in injury time for Benfica in their final Champions League game at Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday evening.
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The strike sealed a remarkable 6-1 triumph for the Portuguese side and ensured they knocked Paris Saint-Germain - 2-1 winners at Juventus - off the top of Group H on the basis they had scored more goals away from home than their French rivals during the group stage.
It leaves Liverpool with four familiar potential opponents in the next round, but it's the possibility of another clash against Real that most intrigues, the Reds having lost two of the last five Champions League finals against the Spaniards and eliminated by them at the quarter-final stage two years ago, not least given comments only last month from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
Read the full story HERE.
Liverpool most likely Champions League last-16 opponent revealed
Liverpool may be having some troubles in the Premier League right now, but their passage to the Champions League knockout stages was a formality.
Despite an opening match day pasting at the hands of Napoli, the Reds went on to secure five consecutive wins that have seen Jurgen Klopp's side make a comfortable passage into the last-16, finishing second behind the Italians on head-to-head record.
Liverpool may be having some troubles in the Premier League right now, but their passage to the Champions League knockout stages was a formality.
There are four possible opponents for the Reds to face in the last-16, but one big name is much more likely to be pulled out of the hat to take on Jurgen Klopp's side.
Read the full story HERE.
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