In a week that he was being compared to Eden Hazard, Mohamed Salah once again underlined his status as Champions League star.

Daniel Sturridge says none of the Liverpool players predicted Mohamed Salah's rise when he first joined the club.

Hello and welcome everyone to The Athletic for our live coverage of Liverpool vs Lille. The Champions League is back today after a more than month-long hiatus and the fixture we're focusing on pits the Premier League leaders against one of the high-flying sides in Ligue 1.

Liverpool maintained their perfect record in the Champions League with a deserved victory over Lille in their penultimate league stage match. The Reds took a while to get going but eventually cranked up the tempo and were rewarded with all three points despite overcoming a scare to claim victory.

Liverpool have won 2-1 against Lille in their Champions League match at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored on the counter-attack in the first half and the hosts were cruising when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Goals from Mo Salah and Harvey Elliott ensured Liverpool have booked their place in the last 16 of this year's Champions League, though the Reds had to survive a scare

Slot Leads Liverpool to Last-16 with Patience and PrecisionLiverpool’s unyielding determination under Arne Slot shone brightly as they edged out Lille 2-1 at Anfield, securing qualification for the

Harvey Elliott's deflected strike secured a seventh consecutive Champions League victory for Arne Slot's men after Jonathan David cancelled out Mohamed Salah's opener. Liverpool remain three points clear of Barcelona, who came from 4-2 down to beat Benfica 5-4.

It is just the third time an English team has won their opening seven matches of a European Cup or Champions League campaign, with two of those being done by Liverpool (2021-22 and 2024-25 - along wit

Paris came from 2-0 down to defeat City, while Santiago Giménez struck twice to help Feyenoord see off Bayern.

Harvey Elliott insisted he has no intentions of leaving Liverpool in the January transfer window after netting the winner in its UEFA Champions League clash against Lille.