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Ligue 1 teams competing in the Champions League on Tuesday night experienced contrasting fortunes in the penultimate games of the group stages.  Monaco ended their dismal run of form with a 1-0 win

Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco on Tuesday, while Atalanta won big to keep up its strong campaign.

Liverpool have won 2-1 against Lille in their Champions League match at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored on the counter-attack in the first half and the hosts were cruising when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE football has returned for the penultimate matchround of the league stage. And Liverpool are back in action tonight at home to Lille as they close in on confirming their automatic

The UEFA Champions League returns for the first time in the new year on Tuesday, when the focus will be on the race for the top eight berths as the first edition of the league phase nears its conclusion.

Goals from Harvey Elliott and Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool defeat French side Lille on a busy night in the Champions League on Tuesday. Salah opened the scoring for the Reds before Lille were reduced to 10 men with Aïssa Mandi shown a second yellow card after the break.