Liverpool beat Bordeaux qualifying for knockout stages with a match to spare

Christian Benteke’s brilliant strike saw Liverpool beat Bordeaux 2-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League with a match to spare.

The Belgium international’s goal in first-half added time proved decisive after James Milner’s earlier penalty had spared the blushes of goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, whose needlessly-conceded free-kick for time-wasting had allowed Henri Saivet to score.