Liverpool have the chance to cement their Champions League progression on Wednesday as they host Azerbaijani side Qarabag at Anfield.
The Reds’ continental results have far outstripped the domestic this campaign. They breezed by Marseille last time out and come into the final league phase matchday sitting fourth, but automatic progression to the round of 16 is far from assured.
A slip-up against Qarabag could see Arne Slot’s men slip out of the top eight, lining up a play-off match. With morale low in the Liverpool camp after a damaging last-minute defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday, opportunity knocks for the visitors.
Qarabag, known to their supporters as the Horsemen, have proven dark horses in this season’s Champions League. Their home ground, the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, is comfortably the most remote in the competition, and they have made use of the home-field advantage, beating Eintracht Frankfurt and Copenhagen, as well as drawing with Chelsea.
Qarabag, currently 18th in the standings, are at risk of elimination should they taste defeat at Anfield, but will be confident enough of securing a play-off spot.
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