Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said he always believed his side's Champions League fate would come down to the last match at home to FC Basel - and he has been proved right.

Liverpool conceded a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw away to Bulgarian side Ludogorets on Wednesday, leaving it with a paltry four points from five matches in Group B.

Yet victory over the Swiss side on Dec 9 at Anfield will secure a place in the last 16 for Rodgers' misfiring side.