so, would it be one of those special anfield nights? liverpool knew they had to beat napoli to have any chance of progressing. nervous? well, mo salah didn't seem it, as after half an hour, he ghosted, glided and gave liverpool the lead. commentator: salah...in! didn't need anybody else! cue anfield euphoria. a 1—0 win would be enough. they knew a napoli goal, though, would change everything. not that one seemed likely, as liverpool dominated in the second half. but they couldn't take their chances. and in injury time, what drama. napoli with a chance to put liverpool out, but their ‘keeper alisson saved them and the champions league hopes. and their champions league hopes. liverpool into the knockout stage on a night of high tension, but ultimately triumph. well, what drama the fans have seen here at anfield. so close to going out, but the premier league leaders are through to the last 16, where they've been joined by tottenham. a draw against barcelona, enough for them to progress, as natalie pirks reports.

here's something you don't often see — lionel messi on the bench. turns out, though, barcelona didn't need their little magician. with all the pressure on spurs, ousmane dembele moved swiftly to test the inexperience of young defender kyle walker—peters. commentator: and barcelona lead! not the start tottenham needed, but it kicked them into gear. barca's keeper thinking quickly to deny son an equaliser. commentator: oh, it's a fantastic save! the game became frantic. barca hit the post twice. spurs had endless chances. it seemed as if they'd never find the net, until... commentator: and there's the goal they were looking for! moura's goal meant spurs had matched inter milan's result. fans were in dreamland. a remarkable comeback was complete. natalie pirks, bbc news. just time for a quick update on that situation we were talking about in

strasbourg tonight, where there's a major security incident after a shooting incident earlier this evening. much of the city is reported to be in lockdown. our correspondent lucy williamson is still monitoring events for us, what can you tell us? well, there are signs now, huw, that the casualty figures could rise. we are getting reports of four people possibly killed in this operation, but that is unconfirmed. the operation is still ongoing and as i speak to you, police are still hunting the gunman who opened fire on crowds in a christmas market tonight's. lucy, many thanks. we will have more on bbc news throughout the evening. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins.

your headlines tonight: a late lucas moura goal takes tottenham through to the knockout stages of the champions league. a doubly good night for english teams in europe as mo magic from salah means they reach the last 16 too. "an incredible person" — pep guardiola supports raheem sterling after allegations of racial abus, and he also warns that "racism is everywhere." you have to understand, in the 21st century is still to be in position and to be about city of diversity like a powerful position and help us to be better. i hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along to what's been a dramatic, but positive night for both english clubs in champions league. tottenham are through

to the knockout stage, after their tough trip to barcelona ended in a 1—1 draw at camp nou. it had looked like they were out at one stage — as they needed to match or better inter milan's result against psv eindhoven. but lucas moura proved the hero late on for spurs, asjoe lynskey reports. there are a few more daunting sites in football than in opposition‘s view at the nou camp. for the spurs hope came from a more striking image with personal and through threw already —— already they let leo messi on the bench, but resting their greatest error just messi on the bench, but resting their greatest errorjust means new superstar step forward. this is ousmane dembele, running rings around tottenham optimism. the goal to make it tough to find me even harder, no english side has won here since 2007, and history told spurs they could not afford to miss these chances. that pressure forced the

home site to call for their icon, but spurs were still pushing for a hero of their own. the miss from here had hoped running out, with news coming in from elsewhere. the north london mission was to match or better the result of intimate line, so an better the result of intimate line, so an equaliser for them in a delete meant spurs now had to score. an extra layer of tension that would finally bring out their clinical strength. and there is the goal they have been looking for. across from harry kane that this came he had to convert. after three champions league games, spurs had just a single point, this was a night in a campaign where they turned it around. so this is how is finished up in group b — barcelona were already qualified. tottenham second after that draw. inter, third, couldn't better that result from spurs — a 1—1 draw at the san siro against psv eindhoven. liverpool have beaten napoli i nil at anfield to qualify

for the last 16 of the champions league. they needed to win either1 nil of by two clear goals to go through and went ahead through mohammed salah after half an hour. napoli needed just a point to progress, but rarely threatened while liverpool always looked likely to double their lead with sadio mane missing several chances. there was a heartstopping moment forjurgen klopp‘s side in stoppage time, but goalkeeper allison save their bacon and liverpool will be in the draw for the next round. so this is how the group finished — paris st germain were 4—1winners at red star belgrade so that sees them top. liverpool with that 1—nil win go second. napoli started the night top, down in third. so tight, that group. a quick look at the other results. a 2—nil win for borrussia dortmund

against monaco sees them finish top of group a — ahead of atletico madrid who drew nil—nil against bruges. and in group d — wins for porto and schalke who were already through. in the scottish premiership, aberdeen came from behind to beat livingston 3—2 at pittodrie. the visitors had led 2—1 at half—time, but sam cosgrove's equaliser after the break levelled things before lewis ferguson grabbed the winner with an overhead kick in injury time. the win moves aberdeen up to sixth. walsall are into the 3rd round of the fa cup after a 1—0 win at fellow league 1 side sunderland. liam kinsella's long range effort at the start of the secondhalf proved to be the difference. they'll travel to bolton next month. elsewhere newport will host leicester after beating wrexham 4—0, while peterborough defeated bradford on penalties after the two sides shared a a—all draw.

they'll go away to middlesbrough in the 3rd round. manchester city boss pep guardiola says "racism is everywhere," notjust in football, after raheem sterling spoke out about the alleged abuse he received at the weekend. sterling was back in training today ahead of city's champions league match against hoffenheim tomorrow. chelsea have suspended four supporters from attending matches while investigations continue into what happened at stamford bridge on saturday. raheem is an incredible human being. so... it is tough to understand today, you know, what happened years ago about the position, or the whole history for the black people. so you have to protect them, you have to protect how equal we are altogether. it is tough to understand

in the 21st century, still to be in that position and the problems to accept diversity as a power position and to help us be better. and everyone, we have to fight, but strictly for the human rights for everything to make a better society for the future for everyone. let's take a quick look at some other stories making the news. paul gascoigne has denied sexually assaulting a woman while on a train from york to durham. he appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault by touching. former european track cycling champion, jess varnish has told an employment tribunal that british cycling coaches would "listen through the door" during training camps as an example of the body's "extreme control". varnish is claiming damages for wrongful dismissal and sex discrimination after being omitted from british cycling's elite squad in 2016. world rugby‘s player of the yearjohnny sexton has signed

a new contract with irish rugby, which means he will continue to play for leinster and ireland until 2021. now they say three is the magic number, but it seems not for the fa cup third round. less than a third of the fixtures for one of the football season's most famous weekends will kick off at 3pm on the saturday. the football supporters' federation have said the magic of the cup may be threatened by the changes. james burford reports. wilson is in the middle. saturday afternoons in the fa cup, from the early 20th century right through to the current date, the three pem kick—off is seen as sacred, now though it is subject to change, and the changes are not unanimously embraced. a lot of the fans regard

third round day in early january as one of the iconic days of the english season, and it feels a bit like that is now being eroded, because so many like that is now being eroded, because so many games are like that is now being eroded, because so many games are being moved. wembley stadium, and the crowd near 100,000 marched to see the battle between portsmouth and wolverhampton. the great crowd with their voices and community singing. the supporters federations argument is that an fa cup saturday at the national institution and should be protected. of the 30 and two thirds round fixtures to be played across the first weekend in january, only ten are down for the regular saturday afternoon slot, compared to previous years, the games are much more spread out. we have never had before less than a third of the games being played at that time, and we have never had before games being moved such far in television that are not actually being shown anywhere domestically, and many of oui’ anywhere domestically, and many of our members think that that is just a step too far. the new deal, which

offers broadcasters around the world the option to show fa cup matches live only came into effect this season, and while there has been plenty of criticism, the fa has offered the following defence of its tv deal. it says: football continues to be one of the united kingdom's most lucrative exports, and as its global value continues to grow, it is the traditional values that many do not wa nt to traditional values that many do not want to let go. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. both liverpool and tottenham qualified for the knockout stages of the champions league. plenty more on the champions league. plenty more on the website but from us it is good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, who's the director of the think—tank, demos, and the conservative commentator, and journalist, tim montgomerie. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in — let's take a look. the one was on the front of most is theresa may. her quick tour of europe is on the front of the independent — with a picture of her meeting mark rutte — the dutch prime minister in the hague earlier this morning. the metro reports that theresa may received a lukewarm reception from eu leaders. the financial times quoting president of the european commission —

jean claude juncker —saying there is no room for renegotiation. and despite lots of smiles from the prime minister on the front page of the guardian as she travelled around europe — the threat from mps in her own party looms. the telegraph reveals that former northern ireland secretary — owen paterson — has written to sir graham brady — chair of the 1922 committee — expressing his lack of confidence in the prime minister. the daily mail reports that rebellious mps are preparing to strike with a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. while the times reports that one cabinet ally of the prime minister has told them they believe it is definitely happening. that there will be a contest. well, one story dominating tomorrow's front pages — and an uneasy night for the prime minister: let's try to nail this down. the

only fact we have, and we don't even have that confirmed on the record but it has come from our political editor, is that sir graham brady has requested a meeting at downing street. as a former tory insider and someone street. as a former tory insider and someone who remains very well—connected in the party, what is the significance of that? could it not just be a the significance of that? could it notjust be a meeting about something else? it is possible in theory that it would be a meeting about something else, but sir graham brady knows, given everyone's interest. how all of us would report it. and unscheduled meeting suddenly and the prime minister's diary a day oi’ and the prime minister's diary a day or two after the prime minister was really humiliated in the house of commons by having to cancel the vote on herflagship defining piece of legislation, there is only one reason why this meeting is happening. i know the bbc political editor has said it is happening, i have had independent confirmation this meeting is happening. so, we cani this meeting is happening. so, we can i think pretty well assume that the prime minister will face