Written 2 months ago by Will O'Callaghan

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Liverpool are back in the Champions League group stage.

The Reds put in an impressive attacking performance to beat Hoffenheim 4-2 at Anfield last night, and 6-3 on aggregate.

Emre Can scored twice as the Reds all but wrapped up the tie, scoring three goals in the opening 20 minutes.

Livepool manager Jurgen Klopp says his team were deserved winners.

“Yippee! For the club, for the team, (it is) everything we have worked for in the last 14 months. You will always get some people who say, ‘It is only Champions League’, but we feel we wanted to be part of it with all we have.

“I thought the boys played a few pieces of outstanding football. Against an opponent like Hoffenheim you also have a few problems – that is how it is – but we are happy about a deserved qualification for the group stage.

“We were so dominant in the first part – so good, so dangerous, so clinical. We could have scored even more. The atmosphere was outstanding. It was too loud for me to get in contact with the boys!”

Liverpool’s win means there will be a record five Premier League teams involved in this evening’s Group stage draw.

Chelsea are top seeds, along with the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Manchester United, Man City and Barcelona are among the second seeds.

Liverpool and Tottenham will be in pot 3, while Celtic are one of the fourth seeds.

The draw will be made at 5 o’clock.

Image – Jan Kruger/Bongarts

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