Arne Slot emphasized the importance of avoiding the Champions League knockout round over finishing first in the new 36-team standings. Liverpool's 2-1 victory against Lille secured their place in the last 16, maintaining their perfect record. This win marked their third successful start to a Champions League campaign, with Slot joining Hansi Flick as one of only two managers to win their first seven matches. He noted the unpredictability of the new format and stated that progressing in the tournament was the priority rather than first place.
"In tennis, being the No. 1 seed is better than facing the No. 24 rather than the 12th, but it's a ranking based on years."
"It is far off to say it is an advantage to be one or two. You might be lucky; you might be very unlucky. The most important thing is we managed to skip a round."
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