Liverpool retained their perfect record in the Champions League this season, after defeating Porto at Anfield, on Wednesday.

After recording victories in their first four games, Jurgen Klopp's team had already earned top spot in Group B and a place in the knockout stages. They added three more points against the Portuguese side.

The Reds were not at their best in the first half, and while they were not at full strength in the second, they produced two beautiful goals to secure another victory.

Spanish midfielder Thiago, scored a fantastic long-range goal, darting across the ball and slamming a rasping 25-yard strike into the bottom corner.

Egypt international, Mohamed Salah, darted in from the right and jinked past a defender before blasting home at the near post.

With his strike, Liverpool became the first English team since Wolves in 1939 to score two or more goals in 16 straight games in all competitions.

Klopp rested defender Virgil van Dijk, right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and midfielder Fabinho while also resisting the temptation to start full-back Andrew Robertson and skipper Jordan Henderson, both of whom are returning to full fitness after injuries.

The only form of respite for Porto was that AC Milan secured a late victory at Atletico Madrid, meaning the Portuguese side stay second in the group ahead of their final group game against the Spanish champions, Atletico Madrid.

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Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League knockout stage for the 25th year in a row after recording a relatively easy win over Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova.

David Alaba scored the game's first goal with a deflected free kick that beat goalie Giorgos Athanasiadis.

Toni Kroos added a second before the halftime whistle, blasting in off the crossbar, and Karim Benzema made it three with a sublime strike.

Real Madrid and Inter Milan, who overcame Shakhtar Donetsk earlier in the day, are both through with one game to spare in Group D.

The Italians claimed a 2-0 win as Edin Dzeko scored twice after the interval in a 2-0 win over Ukrainian opposition, Shakhtar Donetsk and will visit the tournament's most successful team in the final group game, with only the winner still to be chosen.

Carlo Ancelotti's squad leads the group with 12 points, two more than Inter, despite losing the reverse leg against Moldovan champions, Sheriff Tiraspol.

Junior Messias late goal kept AC Milan's hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive after the italian side defeated Spanish champions, 1-0, away from home.

The 30-year-old Brazilian who moved to Italy a decade ago and juggled an amateur career along with delivering refrigerators, came off the bench against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to score the game-winning goal late on.

Messias progressed through the leagues before making his Serie A debut last season with Crotone.

Despite the club's relegation, he scored nine goals, earning him a loan move to the Rossoneri.

He has already scored in his third appearance for the former European champions, with renowned striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic looking on.

He remarked, "I dedicate it to my Brazilian family and friends." "But especially to those who had faith in me and had the foresight to believe in me."

The goal earned Stefan Poili's side their first win of the current Champions League campaign and a life-line ahead of Milan's final group game against Liverpool, a win over the English side, albeit unlikely would see them secure a ticket out of the group, only if Porto lose against their final group game over Atletico Madrid on December 7.

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Sporting Lisbon defeated 10-man Borussia Dortmund to advance to the Champions League knockout stage at the expense of the German team.

Sporting wanted to improve on their 1-0 loss in the opposite fixture, and they did so in the first half, thanks to two Pedro Goncalves goals, with the first goal coming from a defensive error from Dortmund.

Emre Can was then dismissed following a scuffle with Pedro Porro which occured off the ball.

Pedro Goncalves missed out on a hat-trick chance when his penalty was saved by Gregor Kobel late in the game, but Porro pounced and scored on the rebound.

Dortmund goalkeeper Kobel saved Goncalves' shot, only for Porro, on loan from Manchester City, to head in and seal the victory nine minutes later.

Donyell Malen scored for the visitors in extra time, but it was all but a consolatory goal for a side who lacked adequate firepower in the final third as their star forward Erling Haaland was still sidelined due to injury.

The goal, however was not enough to prevent the side from crashing out of the Champions League but have earned a place at the Europa League.

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