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.

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

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

LILLE, France — French club Lille has loaned ... Fernandes who honed his skills at Sporting Lisbon's youth academy has represented Portugal at youth levels. Rangers said it has an option to ...

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

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)

LILLE, France (AP) — French club Lille has loaned defender ... 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.

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 of a controversial breakaway super league.

Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the UEFA Champions League: First leg Feb 11-12 Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Atalanta (Italy) Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Manchester City (England) vs.

Mail Sport explains how the Champions League knock-out stage is set to shape up ahead of the draw taking place on Friday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

While eight clubs have already booked their place in the Champions League's round of 16, another 16 - including some of the competition's biggest hitters - face a play-off round

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