A classy brace from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as well as goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah saw Liverpool win 4-1 at Genk – the Reds’ first three points on the road in the competition since October 2017.
Oxlade-Chamberlain’s early strike gave the visitors the lead but this was not as easy a game as the result suggests for Liverpool.
They needed VAR to save them from being pegged back as Mbwana Samatta’s header bulged the net but there was an offside in the build-up.
The victory was all-but sealed when Oxlade-Chamberlain’s stunning strike with the outside of his boot went in off the bar and the Mane and Salah goals gave the scoreline some gloss.
Stephen Odey pulled back a late consolation for the hosts – just rewards for their endeavours against the European champions.
There was success for the other Premier League team in action on Wednesday night with Chelsea claiming a brilliant win at Ajax.
Michy Batshuayi’s 85th-minute strike gave Frank Lampard’s men the dramatic 1-0 win moments after skying a guilt-edge chance over the bar.
Chelsea also needed VAR to prevennt them from conceding a goal with Quincy Promes’ first-half effort ruled out.
Elsewhere, Inter Milan claimed a vital 2-0 win at home to Borussia Dortmund in a game which saw Lautaro Martinez score and have a penalty saved.
In the same group, Barcelona claimed a 2-1 triumph at Slavia Prague.
Below you can see the results for all eight matches in the Champions League on Wednesday.
RB Salzburg 2-3 Napoli
Genk 1-4 Liverpool
Inter Milan 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Slavia Prague 1-2 Barcelona
RB Leipzig 2-1 Zenit St Petersburg
Benfica 2-1 Lyon
Ajax 0-1 Chelsea
Lille 1-1 Valencia
