Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge sent for scan on injured foot after

The home side are the resounding favourites to win this match, with bet365 offering just 1/2 on a win for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Afterwards, Klopp told his post-match press conference: “I am very happy to have qualified, the team are very happy to have qualified, the club are very happy to be qualified, so you [the press] can be very happy to have qualified!”

Benteke’s brilliance in front of goal would have been welcomed by Klopp, especially as Daniel Sturridge’s anticipated presence on the bench did not materialise after the striker was sent for a scan on his foot after complaining of discomfort in training.

“It’s completely different for us after we had so many changes in the team, with the new manager and everything”. “We will see in the game if we have a good feeling for him to have a few minutes or more”.

The penultimate Group B fixture did not start as planned for Jurgen Klopp, with goalkeeper Simon Mignolet guilty of time wasting and Henri Saivet finding the top corner from the resultant indirect free-kick.

Christian Benteke – The big striker took his goal brilliantly, had a further two ruled out and won the penalty for Liverpool’s equaliser.

Belgian star Benteke then hit what proved to be the victor in first-half injury time with a rasping right-footed drive. “But I think after the last game against Man City, we have a lot of confidence in ourselves and hopefully we can repeat the kind of result we got at the weekend”.

Bordeaux on the other hand can only envy the buzz around Liverpool at the moment, with the French side having recorded just one win from their last four games.

Krasnodar ensured it was they who would join Borussia Dortmund in the top two places of Group C, defeating the German side – who hit the woodwork three times – 1-0 courtesy of Pavel Mamaev’s second-minute penalty and sending PAOK and Qabala packing.

Pochettino said: “We will make sure we will arrive in a good condition to play Chelsea”.

In the league, he has been an ever-present for Liverpool (13 full matches), whilst conceding 15 strikes.

“It was really close to the game when the news came”.