Liverpool head coach Arne Slot underlined the growing importance of securing a top-eight finish in the Uefa Champions League after his side’s commanding 3-0 victory away to Marseille left them firmly on course to bypass the play-off round and advance directly to the last 16.
A Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, a Geronimo Rulli own goal and a late Cody Gakpo strike sealed a result that lifted the Premier League champions into fourth place in the standings, two points clear of ninth-placed Barcelona with one match remaining.
With Qarabag to visit Anfield next week, Liverpool know victory would almost certainly confirm a place in the top eight and remove the need for an additional play-off tie in an already congested cal
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