Liverpool vs Napoli as it happened– Mohamed Salah’s goal sends Reds into Champions League last 16

Re-live the action from Anfield as Liverpool reached the knockout stages

Liverpool v Napoli: Champions League match preview

Mohamed Salah scored a solo goal and Alisson produced a crucial late save as Liverpool fc beat Napoli 1-0 to clinch a place in the Champions League's knockout stage at the expense of the Italian side.

Salah shrugged off one defender, drifted past another with a superb feint, and delivered a low finish inside the near post from an acute angle for the winning goal in the 34th minute.

Liverpool came into the game knowing a 1-0 victory, or any other win by a two-goal margin, would guarantee a spot in the round of 16 as the English team looks to go one better than last season.

Paris Saint-Germain, who won 4-1 at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, advanced as Group C winner, and Napoli had to settle for third place and dropping into the Europa League for the second straight season.

It would have been Liverpool missing out had Alisson not produced a reflex save to deny Arkadiusz Milik in the second minute of stoppage time. Re-live the action below:

[11 December 2018 21:50 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

​Barcelona 1-1 Tottenham, 90 minutes

Four minutes added on at the Nou Camp.

With no further goals in the group, Spurs are through...

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Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, 90 minutes

Trent Alexander-Arnold has picked up a knock.

Dejan Lovren will come on at right back.

Four added minutes at Anfield, too.

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It's all over at the Nou Camp. Lucas Moura has given Spurs a point. That might be enough...

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​Liverpool 1-0 Napoli, 90 + 2 minutes

WHAT. A. SAVE!

A ball into the box breaks through to Arkadiusz Milik, who controls it and will surely score from five yards out.

But Alisson is there, Alisson's body is there, and the ball bounces off him and away to safety.

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Full time in Milan. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ARE THROUGH TO THE LAST 16 OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!

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AND IT IS FULL TIME AT ANFIELD. ALLISON'S STOPPAGE TIME SAVE SEALS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PROGRESSION FOR LIVERPOOL, MOHAMED SALAH SCORING THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME.

LIVERPOOL ARE THROUGH!!

[11 December 2018 22:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Both teams missed chance-after-chance in the second half. But both Tottenham and Liverpool live to fight another day in the Champions League.

There will be four English teams in next week's last 16 draw. 

[11 December 2018 22:02 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

FINAL GROUP STANDINGS

Four groups reached their conclusion today.

Progressing from each of them are:

Group A: Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid

Group B: Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur

Group C: PSG and Liverpool

Group D: Porto and Schalke

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That's all from us here tonight. For all the reaction to and analysis of tonight's Champions League action, stay tuned to The Independent, and join us tomorrow for the conclusion of the back half of the group stages to see who else will be progressing to the last 16.

I've been Harry Latham-Coyle - thank you for joining me.