Liverpool coast past Marseille and put themselves in a strong position to finish in the Champions League top eight on a night where Mohamed Salah returned to the starting XI for Arne Slot's side.

Salah was making his first start since Nov. 26, when Liverpool were humiliated 4-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven, their final defeat of nine in 12 matches prior to the current 12-game unbeaten stretch.

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Liverpool have beaten Marseille 3-0 in the league phase of the Champions League. Dominik Szoboszlai cleverly snuck a free kick underneath the wall to open the scoring for the visitors on the cusp of half-time,

Liverpool boss Arne Slot, speaking to TNT Sports: "It could have been a tricky place to go and it is because of their fans but also because of their players and manager. We had to be very good today and we were.