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Liverpool have been 'so unlucky' with results, says Arne Slot

A clever free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai sent Liverpool on their way to a vital away win over Olympique Marseille in the Champions League and took the Reds into the automatic qualification places.

The visitors dominated from early on at the Stade Velodrome, with Hugo Ekitike denied an early goal after straying offside, though Szoboszlai opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time with a smart set-piece as he fired under the wall to beat Geronimo Rulli.

Marseille started strongly in the second half but Liverpool soaked up the pressure while remaining a threat on the break, and the visitors all but wrapped up the points in the 72nd minute when Jeremie Frimpong’s clever dribbling was rewarded as Rulli turned in the Dutchman’s cross.

There was still time for Marseille to threaten but they rarely troubled the visitors and Cody Gakpo wrapped up the three points with the last kick of the game as he curled in for three, taking Arne Slot’s side into fourth in the Champions League league phase table ahead of their final fixture against Qarabag.

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Mohamed Salah returns as Liverpool ease to victory in Marseille

Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool return was less impactful than he would have hoped as he was overshadowed by Dominik Szoboszlai in a 3-0 victory in Marseille which made a Champions League top-eight finish all the more likely.

While all eyes were on the Egypt international it was his close friend – and the team’s most consistent performer – who surprised the hosts with a clever free-kick under the wall in first-half added time.

The set-piece probably favoured Salah’s left foot but Szoboszlai took charge with a low shot which crept under the jump of Leonardo Balerdi and inside the post.

Mohamed Salah returns as Liverpool ease to victory in Marseille

Dominik Szoboszlai set the ball rolling for Arne Slot’s team in Wednesday’s Champions League match.

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Chris Wilson21 January 2026 22:25

Newcastle prepare for glamorous revenge mission by showing newfound European class

The report from Newcastle’s win tonight, courtesy of Richard Jolly...

It is a shootout at the Parc des Princes against the European champions and if the scenario can sound impossibly glamorous for Newcastle, it has the potential to bring a second dose of cruelty in the French capital.

For now, the team eighth in the Premier League occupy a higher position in the Champions League. They could be forgiven for wishing the league phase only lasted seven games, that the table could be frozen now.

As it is, it speaks to progress. A third straight Champions League win at St James’ Park came courtesy of Yoane Wissa’s best night in black and white, with the latest proof Anthony Gordon is prolific in Europe, if not England, and further evidence Harvey Barnes is excellent in each. PSV Eindhoven, demolishers of Napoli and Liverpool, were brushed aside. Newcastle, who began the evening 13th, ended it seventh.

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Richard Jolly21 January 2026 23:50