Arne Slot's squad approached the game knowing that a win would solidify their spot in the top eight and facilitate their direct passage to the last 16. Despite an early challenge when Jeremie Frimpong sustained an injury shortly after kick-off, the evening turned out to be quite straightforward. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 15th minute by tapping in from a corner at the far post, with goal-line technology confirming that his header had indeed crossed the line before goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski could manage to clear it.

The lead was doubled six minutes later when Ekitike navigated through the defense and assisted Wirtz, who struck from the edge of the box.

Salah curled in a free kick shortly after the break, following a clever touch from Dominik Szoboszlai, to effectively decide the match.

Ekitike capitalized on a clearance from Virgil van Dijk to break free and score the fourth, before Mac Allister rounded the keeper to net his second and Liverpool's fifth goal of the evening.

Chiesa, coming off the bench, netted his first goal since September, bringing the tally to six, and completing a perfect night for Liverpool.

This victory confirmed their advancement to the last 16, while teams ranked ninth to 24th will enter two-legged play-offs.

After a well-earned rest, Liverpool will face either the team finishing 13th, 14th, 19th, or 20th, contingent on the results of the play-offs and the subsequent draw.

This may pit them against Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Club Brugge, or Galatasaray.

Juventus ended in 13th place after a scoreless draw with Monaco, while Atletico Madrid landed in 14th following a 2-1 home defeat to Bodo/Glimt.

Club Brugge wrapped up their campaign with a 3-0 win over Marseille, and Galatasaray endured a 2-0 setback against Manchester City.

During the league stage, Liverpool experienced losses to Galatasaray and PSV Eindhoven but achieved victories over Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Inter Milan, Marseille, and Qarabag.