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tom dutton

Who can Liverpool face in Champions League last 16 draw?

Mohamed Salah missed a hat-trick of chances clear chances but scored an outrageously good goal from the narrowest of angles to secure Liverpool's 2-0 win over Red Bull Salzburg as Jurgen Klopp's side topped Group E.

After a testing first half - not withstanding two missed Salah sitters - Naby Keita put the Reds ahead against his former club, with another ex-Salzburg forward Sadio Mane providing the assist.

But Salah showed his quality and mental resilience to keep making the runs after a third simple chance went begging and was rewarded when goalkeeper Cican Stankovic came rushing out and he rounded him to roll in a curling shot from out wide.

The result sends holders Liverpool through to the last 16 for the third straight season, with Napoli also advancing from Group E as runners-up.

Klopp's men can't face Napoli again in the next round, when they will be drawn against the runners-up from another group, though they will also be kept apart from their Premier League rivals.

It means Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Lyon, Atalanta and Atletico Madrid are possible opponents for Liverpool in Europe.

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