Salah's goal came when he latched onto a brilliant Curtis Jones through ball and slotted over the advancing Lucas Chevalier in the 34th minute. Lille, who were unbeaten in 21 games in all competitions, had restricted Liverpool until then but Arne Slot's side controlled the game after the goal. Salah sent another one-on-one wide, before curling just past the far post in the second half. The visitors were reduced to 10 men just before the half mark when Aissa Mandi was given a second yellow card for tripping Luis Diaz. His first was complaining about a possible foul on Jonathan David in the build-up to the goal. They surprisingly equalised three minutes later when David passed home after Hakon Haraldsson's effort was blocked. Liverpool soon restored their advantage though when a corner was headed clear to Harvey Elliott and his deflected strike found the bottom corner. There has been some transfer speculation around Elliott in the January window but speaking to Amazon Prime after the game he said: "I am not leaving. This is my team and my club. "I'm a massive fan and we're in a great position so far this season. "I've had conversations with the gaffer but at the same time I need to understand the situation. For me to go in and say I should be starting it would be silly of myself really." Darwin Nunez, who started after his two stoppage-time goals in Liverpool's Premier League win at Brentford on Saturday, had a late goal ruled out for offside following Federico Chiesa's effort being tipped away. The win is Liverpool's seventh in the new-look league phase and continues their 100% record in the competition. They will be seeded for the last 16 when it takes place in March and will face one of the eight sides that make it through February's play-offs.

The hosts made a dream start as Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis hit a 30-minute hat-trick, helped by two mistakes from Polish keeper Szczesny, while Robert Lewandowski replied from the penalty spot for the Spanish side. Goals for Raphinha and Lewandowski, either side of an Ronald Araujo own goal, then left Barca one behind at 4-3. But Eric Garcia headed home a late equaliser and in the 96th minute, just after Szczesny had made a fine block from Angel di Maria and Benfica were denied a penalty, Raphinha broke away and slotted past Anatoliy Trubin to leave the home crowd stunned. It was a sensational comeback from Barca, who clinched their place in the last 16 with their 18-point tally. Benfica will wonder what happened, having raced into an early lead when full-back Alvaro Carreras got in behind Jules Kounde and crossed for Pavlidis to emphatically thump the ball home. Barcelona drew level from the penalty spot through Lewandowski after Tomas Araujo was judged to have stood on the foot of Alejandro Balde. Gavi forced Trubin into a smart save before Ronald Araujo headed over from a corner. Then followed Szczesny's gaffes. The former Arsenal and Juventus stopper - making his first Champions League start for the club after coming out of retirement in October - raced out of his goal in an attempt to clear a long ball but succeeded only in colliding with team-mate Balde, leaving Pavlidis unchallenged to slot into the empty net. Szczesny then raced off his line again, this time bringing down Benfica winger Kerem Aktürkoglu. Pavlidis coolly converted from the penalty spot to wrap up a superb treble. Early in the second half Kounde mis-hit a back-post effort that would have got the visitors back in the game, while Fredrik Aursnes took too many touches when through on goal. Another bizarre moment led to Raphinha's first goal in the 64th minute as Trubin's attempted clearance downfield hit the head of the Brazilian forward and bounced back over him and into the goal. But Benfica's two-goal cushion was restored four minutes later when Araujo sliced Andreas Schjelderup's cross into his own net. Lewandowski responded again from the penalty spot to set up a thrilling finale. Garcia headed home to make it 4-4 and it seemed both sides would have to settle for a share of the spoils until Raphinha's winner.

Former Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez scored twice, including a 90th-minute winner, to take Atletico third in the table. That did not look on the cards when the hosts had a player sent off after only 25 minutes when Pablo Barrios' sliding challenge caught the back of Nordi Mukiele's leg. Italian referee Davide Massa was advised by the video assistant referee to watch the incident on a pitchside monitor and then showed the red card to the midfielder. Leverkusen took advantage as Piero Hincapie headed in from Mukiele's cross in first half injury time and the Bundesliga side were on course to move up to second in the Champions League table. In a bad-tempered match, the reigning German champions, second in the Bundesliga, were then outplayed by the hosts in a remarkable second half. Alvarez made it 1-1 in the 53rd minute, finishing off a counter attack and holding off two Leverkusen players before shooting past Matej Kovar. At an intimidating Estadio Metropolitano, Atletico thought Florian Wirtz should have been sent off for fouling Alvarez when he was on a yellow card, with manager Diego Simeone leading the calls for the player to be dismissed. But a naive Leverkusen side continued to lose their composure and were then reduced to 10 themselves with Hincapie shown a second yellow card for a foul on Giuliano Simeone. At 10-a-side, Atletico then had the last laugh as Alvarez took the ball around Kovar to snatch an incredible winner and spark jubilant celebrations. Atletico are third with Leverkusen sixth, with both sides hoping to finish in the top eight and jump straight into the last 16 and avoid the play-offs.

After letting slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Brentford in their last league outing, Pep Guardiola's side returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion. Phil Foden was particularly excellent as he scored twice and assisted another of the six goals, with his double coming in the first half. The England forward got his first goal of the game when he deftly controlled Kevin de Bruyne's 28th-minute cross inside the box before sweeping the ball in. City added another just three minutes later through Mateo Kovacic's crisp strike from the edge of the box, with Foden providing the assist, before he grabbed a third two minutes before the break. De Bruyne was again the provider as he picked out Foden inside the box and his low shot squirmed under Christian Walton and into the net. Manchester City endured a dreadful run of form towards the end of last year and their players looked determined to remind doubters of their ability with a high-scoring win. Jeremy Doku got their fourth goal shortly after the break, darting into the box before his low drive was deflected into the net, and Erling Haaland - fresh from signing a new nine-and-a-half-year deal at the club - made it 5-0 just before the hour mark, driving in from Doku's pass after an Ipswich mistake at the back. Substitute James McAtee rounded off the resounding victory with a delightful looping header from Kovacic's cross. The victory means Manchester City are fourth on 38 points, while Ipswich remain in the bottom three with 16 points.

Lautaro Martinez, who hit the post with a shot on the turn in the first half, finished well with a 25-yard strike in the 55th minute after being set up by Nicolo Barella. Denzel Dumfries doubled Inter's advantage with a powerful downward header following Kristjan Asllani's corner in the 79th minute to put the hosts two ahead. But Sebastian Esposito, on loan at Empoli from Inter, scored against his parent club thanks to a powerful strike in the 83rd minute. However, Marcus Thuram wrapped up the victory and got his 13th league goal of the season in the 89th minute, shooting into the net after Marko Arnautovic's assist. The result leaves reigning champions Inter second in Serie A and with a game in hand on Napoli, who are three points clear. Inter are now unbeaten in 15 league matches, while Empoli are 14th but only one point above 18th-placed Verona in the relegation zone. Inter are next in action on Wednesday with a Champions League game at Sparta Prague, needing a win to remain in the top eight of the league phase and stay on course to reach the last 16 and avoid the play-off round.