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Liverpool qualify for champions league group stage

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File Photo: Liverpool against Hoffenheim

Liverpool secured their place in the Champions League group stages with a thumping 4-2 win over Hoffenheim to progress 6-3 on aggregate.

Holding a 2-1 advantage from the first leg in Germany, The Reds answered the call from a raucous Anfield crowd by racing into a 3-0 lead inside 21 minutes.

Emre Can bagged his first brace for the club which sandwiched a Mohamed Salah strike.

Roberto Firmino added gloss to the comfortable victory in the second half while the Germans, who created plenty of openings, netted through Mark Uth and Sandro Wagner.

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Liverpool will find out their opponents in Europe’s elite competition at 5pm on Thursday.

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