Liverpool secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with another brilliant result at Anfield following their 1-0 victory over Napoli in their final Group C match.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at how the Reds have fared on matchday six with their progression still hanging in the balance during the Champions League era.
2001 (group stage one)
2001-02 (group stage two)
2004-05
2007-08
2017-18
SALAH WITH GOAL NUMBER SEVEN!!!!
[7-0] https://t.co/pZBghAgDOT pic.twitter.com/u5KqCuye2v
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 6, 2017
Last season, Jurgen Klopp’s team were top on nine points, one ahead of Sevilla. They had to draw to be certain of qualification, while a loss would have put them out but they eased past Spartak Moscow in a 7-0 win. SUCCESS.
2018-2019
UP THE REDS! ???
We’re into the #UCL last 16…#AllezAllezAllez https://t.co/rQ0IZaOWgg
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 11, 2018
Three away losses in the group stage for the first time ever put Liverpool in third on six points, three behind leaders Napoli and two adrift of Paris St Germain. They needed to beat the Italians 1-0 or by two clear goals, similarly to the Olympiakos match 14 years earlier, and Mohamed Salah’s goal proved to be the difference against Carlo Ancelotti’s side. SUCCESS.
2002-03
2014-15
FULL-TIME: #LFC are held to a 1-1 draw by FC Basel at Anfield to end the Reds’ Champions League campaign pic.twitter.com/4TXZx5aqnI
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 9, 2014
Basel were the side to deny the Reds once more. Liverpool were third on four points, two behind second-placed Swiss team. An Anfield win against them would have been enough, but Basel held onto a 1-1 draw. FAILURE.
