Liverpool have joined Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur in the last-16 of the Champions League.
Following a 6-0 win over Qarabag on Wednesday, the Reds ended the group phase in third place on 18 points behind Bayern Munich and table-topping Arsenal.
That means Liverpool are into the last-16 automatically and will not have to compete in the play-offs next month.
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Arne Slot’s side could face four teams in the next round of the competition, including Federico Chiesa’s former side, Juventus.
As well as Liverpool and Arsenal, all of Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle managed to finish inside the top eight, with Bayern, FC Barcelona and Sporting the only non-English sides to earn automatic qualification.
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Liverpool FC v Qarabag FK - UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8
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Liverpool’s Champions League chances vs Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham and Newcastle
Now, Opta have updated their Champions League supercomputer, which predicts the most likely winner of the competition.
Arsenal, who topped the table and are also sitting pretty at the Premier League summit, are favourites to lift the trophy later this year (28.30% chance).
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Bayern Munich are then ranked second (15.96%) while Manchester City, despite finishing eighth in the group, are third (10.00%).
FC Barcelona take fourth place (8.83%), with Liverpool currently sitting as the fifth most likely team to be crowned European Champions in 2025/26 (7.44%).
As for the remaining Premier League teams, Chelsea are given a 6.39% chance of glory, Newcastle 3.01% and Tottenham a surprisingly low 1.52%.
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Wataru Endo pictured while playing for Liverpool during their Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (Credit: Getty Images/James Gill - Danehouse).
Curtis Jones in action for Liverpool during their UEFA Champions League match against Inter Milan at San Siro (Credit: Getty Images/Photo Agency).
Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates after scoring for Liverpool during their FA Cup match against Barnsley at Anfield (Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC).
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Arne Slot reacts to Liverpool’s win over Qarabag
Liverpool have looked much better in Europe this season, but Slot still thinks there is room for improvement.
Speaking post-match as per the BBC, he said: “I’m very pleased with the performance. We know we can still improve – and need to improve – in both boxes, but it was a very good performance.
“It’s always important to get the early goals to get the crowd on our side. We know we can do even better, but we’re pleased.”
Liverpool will now return to Premier League action against one of their Champions League rivals, Newcastle.
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