"Liverpool" after beating "Real" guaranteed participation in the knockout round.
English ” Liverpool” became the first club to qualify for the playoffs of the Champions League season-2024/25.
This happened following the fifth round of the main stage of the Champions League, in which the Merseyside club beat Real Madrid at its stadium with a score of 2:0.
For Arne Sloth's charges, this victory was the fifth in a row in the current tournament. The Reds, with a maximum possible score of 15 points, are the sole leaders of the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League and have secured their place in the playoffs ahead of schedule.
In the new format of the Champions League, 36 clubs compete in a single league, where they will play against eight different opponents (four matches at home and four away).
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their European Cup appearances.
Having won five of five matches, Liverpool will not fall below the playoff-eligible 24th place in the Champions League standings.
It is worth noting that the Merseysiders became only the fifth team in the history of the Champions League to win their first five matches in the tournament without conceding more than one goal. Previously, Milan (1992/93 season), Juventus (2004/05), Atletico (2016/17) and PSG (2017/18) managed to do this.
