Liverpool labelled ‘best team in the world’ after maintaining Champions League perfection - Liverpool 2-1 Lille: Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott scored either side of Jonathan David’s equaliser as Ai

Liverpool may have serenely made their way to the Champions League knockout stages but behind them very little has been decided ahead of next week's final round of matches. The Reds secured their place in the top eight and direct progress to the last 16 in March with a 2-1 home victory over Lille on Tuesday night.

Shakhtar Donetsk has stayed in contention to advance in the Champions League with the help of Heorhiy Sudakov's Panenka-style penalty kick in a 2-0 win against upstart Brest.

Barcelona’s spectacular fightback against Benfica meant Liverpool would have to wait another week to be confirmed winner of the league phase of the new look Champions League.

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 5-4 in a thriller.

Tim Spiers recaps the best talking points from Tuesday's Champions League action, as Liverpool and Barcelona secured spots in the last 16

Benfica are second in their domestic league, Primeira Liga, three points behind cross-city rivals Sporting Lisbon, but are 15th in the 36-team league stage in Europe. Barcelona are second in Europe with five wins and one defeat to date but are third in the Spanish top flight, seven points behind table-topping Real Madrid.

The Premier League leaders, spearheaded by Mohamed Salah, have won their six opening UCL games, taking them to the brink of qualification.

with Lona Burkey of Lisbon as an eligibility referral specialist in the public assistance division and Lisa Johnson of East Liverpool as social service worker II in the social services division. The next meeting of county commissioners will be 9 a.m. Jan ...

Here is the current state-of-play in the Champions League heading into matchday eight and what is required from the British clubs involved to advance to the next stage of the competition.

With 18 games kicking off at the same time on Wednesday, The Athletic writers explain which one they are most looking forward to - and why

A bold new vision for the Champions League was launched this season. It has involved more games and more money for European soccer’s elite in a rebuttal to the threat