PARIS — Liverpool beat Lille, 2-1, on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in this season's Champions League and clinch qualification for the last 16, while Barcelona produced a stunning comeback to beat Benfica, 5-4, in a classic to secure their own place.
The Anfield side are the only team with a maximum 21 points from seven matches in this new, expanded Champions League and they now know they will skip next month's playoffs and head straight to the last 16 in March.