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.

LONDON — Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa

Bruno Genesio’s Lille haven’t lost a game in any competition since September 17, when they lost at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, as they’re currently on a 21-game unbeaten run. They have plenty of experience in captain Benjamin Andre ...

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

Rafael Fernandes has joined Rangers on loan for the rest of this season; the defender arrives from Lille where he was yet to make a first-team league appearance following a £2m move; Rangers have an option to buy included in the deal;

Liverpool booked an automatic slot in the Champions League knockout rounds having finished top of the league stage and while they don’t yet know their opponents, they have found out their route to the

LILLE, France (AP ... Fernandes, who honed his skills at Sporting Lisbon's youth academy, has represented Portugal at youth levels. Rangers said it has an option to make the move permanent.

This is how the Champions League group stage standings look.The last 18 matches were played tonight in an exciting evening from which the eight teams that go directly to the round

Harvey Elliott's first Champions League goal in over two years secured a seventh successive Champions League victory but the guarantee of top spot was frustratingly denied them by a late Barcelona goal in Lisbon ... scored with Lille's only shot on ...

Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa. Monaco or Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica (for the right to play Liverpool or Barcelona)

THE new-look Champions League group stage has finally been completed, with 24 teams now preparing to learn their fate in the competition. Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Barcelona were among

A SUPERCOMPUTER has sensationally predicted the winners of this season’s Champions League. And it’s NOT the most in-form team of the tournament, which has just wrapped up its revamped