From minute four to the final whistle, this went exactly how Arne Slot would have dreamt it when his head hit the pillow the previous night. Liverpool secured their safe passage to the last-16 of the Champions League without breaking a sweat, thrashing Qarabag 6-0. It ended up a tough night for the Azerbaijanis as the Premier League champions ran riot with Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz and Co also scoring and finding much-needed confidence. ‘It's only two years ago that we were playing Europa League and we went out in the quarter-finals against Atalanta,’ said Slot. We will definitely be hungry for more this season as well.’Slot had opined this week that being knocked out of the Champions League last March to Paris Saint-Germain aided his team’s Premier League title tilt.

Source: Daily Mail January 29, 2026 02:55 UTC