It’s customary for the Champions League to overdeliver on drama but rarely quite like Tuesday night’s game between Barcelona and Benfica.

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.

Goals from Harvey Elliott and Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool defeat French side Lille on a busy night in the Champions League on Tuesday. Salah opened the scoring for the Reds before Lille were reduced to 10 men with Aïssa Mandi shown a second yellow card after the break.

Liverpool and Barcelona have both advanced to the Champions League last-16 after their wins on Wednesday evening, and the pair will now almost certain to be top seeds in the knockouts

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.

Mohamed Salah scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool on Tuesday as they qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after a 2-1 victory over Lille at Anfield. Barcelona beat Benfica 5-4

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Last year's runner-up, Borussia Dortmund, entered the day with a chance to jump as high as second place in the 36th team table only to squander a 1-0 halftime lead in Italy and lose to Bologna, while Barcelona stormed back from a multi-goal second half deficit to take all three points in rain-soaked Lisbon.

Meanwhile, Liverpool confirmed a top-eight finish in the Champions League league phase and therefore an automatic place in the last 16 after edging 10-man Lille at Anfield. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott earned Liverpool a 2-1 victory over 10-man Lille to make it seven wins from seven for Arne Slot's side.

Liverpool secures Champions League last 16 spot, Barcelona stuns Benfica, and Atletico Madrid and Aston Villa face setbacks.

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