Champions League: Liverpool and Chelsea held as Barcelona advance

PAUL ELLIS / AFP

Liverpool and Chelsea still have work to do if they are to qualify for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Defending champions Liverpool came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Italian side Napoli at Anfield and Chelsea squandered a 2-1 lead to draw 2-2 at Valencia.

In the other Group H match, Ajax beat Lille 2-0.

Inter Milan defeated Slavia Prague 3-1 in Group F to stay in contention for a place in the last-16, while Barcelona have qualified from the pool after beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1.

In other games, Zenit registered a 2-0 win at home over Lyon, Salzburg crushed Genk 4-1 and Benfica drew 2-2 with Leipzig.

More from Sports News

News

  • Dubai Police spearhead global fraud crackdown

    Dubai Police have led a major international operation targeting transnational financial crime, resulting in the arrest of 276 suspects and the dismantling of nine fraud centres linked to investment and virtual currency scams.

  • UAE leaders hold talks with Bahrain King

    UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain on Wednesday, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court.

  • UAE's National Anti-Narcotics Authority busts international drug gang

    The UAE’s National Anti-Narcotics Authority has announced the dismantling of a criminal gang involved in drug trafficking and distribution, following a month-long joint operation with Dubai Police, Sharjah Police and authorities in Bahrain.