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Jonathan Gorrie

Liverpool vs LASK LIVE! Europa League result, match stream and latest updates today

Liverpool eased into the Europa League round of 16 with a game to spare after an emphatic 4-0 home win over Austria's LASK in Group E on Thursday.

The Premier League side moved on to 12 points and will top the standings after second-placed Toulouse were held to a goalless draw at home by Union Saint Gilloise.

Luis Diaz put Liverpool ahead after 12 minutes with a header from Joe Gomez's cross and Cody Gapko's tap-in doubled the lead three minutes later.

Mohamed Salah's penalty made it 3-0 early in the second half and Gapko added his second in stoppage time to complete the rout.

As such, the Reds will avoid the round of 32 where second-placed teams have to meet a Champions League dropout. Instead, they can rotate for their trip to Union SG next month and worry about the rest of the competition when the round of 16 takes place in March,

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