Arne Slot sets sights on top-eight spot after victory in Marseille

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MUST CREDIT: UEFA 2026Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has stressed the importance of guaranteeing a top-eight Champions League finish after their 3-0 victory in Marseille made it all the more likely.For only the second time this season Slot’s side beat a top-tier side by three goals – Eintracht Frankfurt the other back in October – courtesy of a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, an own goal from Geronimo Rulli and a late Cody Gakpo strike.The win lifted Liverpool into fourth, two points ahead of ninth-placed Barcelona, with Qarabag to come at home next week as they seek to avoid the play-off round and go directly into the last 16.

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00:00What has been crucial from the start?

00:05That has been crucial from the start because in the last 13 games we've only been 54 minutes behind.

00:11We've had multiple times a lead, but we have to play a lot of times with the same players

00:18because we have three long-term injuries and from the start of the season

00:21we haven't had as big a squad as some of our competitors have.

00:25Then that could be maybe a reason where you run out of energy in some games where we've conceded.

00:30We're already seven, eight months in the season and I don't think Virgil has had more than three days off.

00:36And it's the same for Ryan and it's the same for all these players.

00:39But they constantly show up, they constantly show mentality no matter how many setbacks we've had this season.

00:45You know it's always very difficult to play against Masaia because of the passionate fans,

00:50they have the quality of the players.

00:52What makes it even harder that they have such a good manager?

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