Arne Slot can give thanks to the new Champion League format and acclaim Liverpool as Europe’s best. For another week, at least.

Other teams "will fear playing Liverpool" after the Reds continued their winning run in the Champions League, says former defender Stephen Warnock Arne Slot's side beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday night to secure their seventh win from seven games in the new-look league phase of the competition and book their place in the last-16.

Liverpool cruised from there and secured not only the win, but a direct berth to the round of 16 in the Champions League. Skipping the first round of the knockout stage will give the Reds time to regroup and focus on maintaining their pace in the Premier League amid challengers.

Hello and welcome everyone to The Athletic for our live coverage of Liverpool vs Lille. The Champions League is back today after a more than month-long hiatus and the fixture we're focusing on pits the Premier League leaders against one of the high-flying sides in Ligue 1.

Arne Slot praises Mohamed Salah after he scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool in the 2-1 win over Lille at Anfield.

Liverpool will play Lille at Anfield on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League, in their penultimate league phase match. READ MORE: Liverpool Monitoring B

Liverpool boss Arne Slot became just the second manager in Uefa Champions League history to win each of his first seven games in charge of a club, after Hansi Flick with Bayern Munich (won first seven between 2019 and 2021).

Football fans Down Under can watch UCL matches on streaming service Stan Sport, which has exclusive rights to show the Champions League live in Australia this season. With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming Champions League games may vary.

Tim Spiers recaps the best talking points from Tuesday's Champions League action, as Liverpool and Barcelona secured spots in the last 16

If this is Mohamed Salah’s last season at Anfield, he is getting a lot of love on his way out after Curtis Jones joined him on the hoardings for a sit-down celebration following Liverpool's opening go