Arne Slot had two minor complaints: that Lille scored from their only shot on target and Liverpool are not guaranteed to win the Champions League group because of Barcelona’s 95th-minute winner at Benfica, where four minutes of stoppage time were signalled. They were the grumblings of a perfectionist.
Perfectionism is serving Liverpool well, however. Top spot may not be secured just yet but Slot’s side booked a place in the last 16 with a seventh successive victory. It equalled the club’s best sequence in the Champions League era.
Written by Andy Hunter at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/21/champions-league-liverpool-lille-match-report under the title “Liverpool in seventh heaven as ‘special’ Salah and Elliott see off 10-man Lille”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
