Liverpool welcome Lille OSC to Merseyside tonight knowing they could seal their progression into the knockout stages of the Uefa Champions League. A point against the French outfit will guarantee the

Liverpool excelled in several key areas, as seen in the match statistics below: While Lille outperformed Liverpool in shot quality (xG per shot: 16% vs 11.6%), Liverpool led in xG, shots (+9), and shots on target (+6).

Liverpool cemented their Champions League lead with a 2-1 victory over Lille, the "giant killers." Goals from Salah and Elliott secured a perfect record (21 points), while Lille will fight for qualification against Feyenoord in the final matchday.

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.

Liverpool will play Lille at Anfield on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League, in their penultimate league phase match. READ MORE: Liverpool Monitoring Borussia Dortmund Winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Fabrizio Romano Arne Slot's team have already qualified for the last 16 of the competition with six victories from their six matches so far,

Liverpool take on Lille at Anfield this evening in the Champions League, with both sides looking to secure their spot in the knockout stages of the coveted UEFA competition