Liverpool will not be faced with playing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round-of-16 after the French giants failed to top their group in dramatic circumstances.
Christophe Galtier's side went into the final gameweek top and beat Juventus 2-1 on Wednesday, but a thumping 6-1 win for Benfica at Maccabi Haifa - sealed by Joao Mario's 92nd-minute goal - put the Portuguese outfit top by the finest of margins. Both had 14 points, and their respective meetings ended 1-1 at the Estadio da Luz and Parc des Princes. Goal difference and goals scored were both dead equal, with Benfica securing top spot in Group H thanks to a better away goals tally.
Liverpool also only managed second-place in their group despite picking up the most points of any English side - Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all topped their respective tables. The Reds finished level on 15 points with Napoli, but Tuesday's 2-0 win against the Italian outfit was not enough to overturn the three-goal deficit from the opening gameweek.
