LIVERPOOL -- Three quick thoughts from Anfield as Liverpool beat Hoffenheim 4-2 (6-3 on aggregate) in the second leg of their playoff to reach the group stages of the Champions League.
1. Liverpool cruise into UCL group stage
This was one of Jurgen Klopp's biggest matches as Liverpool manager and even with the unthinkable pressure should they lose, his side wrapped up the victory within the first 20 minutes. Liverpool are back in the group stages of the Champions League for only the third time in the last nine seasons. A first-half flurry at Anfield helped put them in Thursday's draw, which will see the five-time winners return to Europe's top table both on the pitch and off it.