Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah scored within 60 seconds of each other as Liverpool survived a Champions League test in Salzburg to reach the last-16.
Jurgen Klopp's holders headed into matchday 6 with their fate in their own hands, but knew early on that with Napoli racing into a three-goal lead over Genk, a defeat in Austria would send them crashing out at the group stages.
Erling Haaland looked likely in a goalless first half while Salah missed a number of gilt-edged opportunities at the other end - but as the pressure cranked up, Liverpool's quality told.
With Salah misfiring, Sadio Mane decided to cross to Keita after tempting out the Salzburg goalkeeper - and the result was a neat header into an open goal from the midfielder.
Salah then atoned for his earlier misses with a sensational goal, clipping home from the narrowest of angles barely six yards from the byline, curling the ball just past the near post.
Liverpool could and should have scored more as Salzburg's self-belief disappeared, but the result was more than enough to ensure the holders are through to the knockout stages to defend their trophy.
Relive the action as it happened in Salzburg!
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