Who will Liverpool face in Champions League last-16 knockout stage? - Six-time winners easily avoid a play-off tie after Qarabag brushed aside at Anfield

The Reds have struggled domestically, but in Europe they've done well, and they hope that continues on Wednesday

Liverpool needed a win (or maybe just a draw) to finish in the top-eight of the UEFA Champions League, and the Reds left no doubt as they hammered Azerbaijani side Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield.

Liverpool may be struggling in the Premier League but they're a very different side in the Champions League, as they underlined on Wednesday by storming straight into the last 16 of the competition by hammering Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield.

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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah continued his rehabilitation at Liverpool by scoring for the team for the first time since the start of November in a 6-0 thrashing of Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Liverpool looks to continue an ascent toward the top four in the English Premier League standings on Saturday with a home match against ninth place Newcastle United.