Liverpool are in the unprecedented position of entering matchday five having already secured qualification to the knock-out stages – as well as guaranteed top spot in Group B – with two matches to spare.
The Reds join Bayern Munich, Juventus and Ajax in the last-16 draw which is schedule to take place on December 13 in Nyon, Switzerland, with the ties pencilled in for February 15/16/22/23 and March 8/9/15/16.
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