Liverpool reclaimed top spot in the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League after defeating Real Madrid 2-0 at Anfield.
Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz earned a recall by the Reds, whereas Los Blancos missed Vinicius Junior through a hamstring injury but restored Luka Modric, Ferland Mendy and Brahim Diaz from Sunday's win over Leganes.
Liverpool were eager to hit the ground running five minutes in through a low strike by Darwin Nunez, but a combination of Thibaut Courtois and Raul Ascencio saw the effort cleared off the line.
Nunez continued to cause issues around the midway point and worked Courtois to another guilt-edge save after launching a first-time shot off a loose ball by Curtis Jones.
Real's first meaningful chance came on the half-hour mark when a corner by Modric were cleared to the edge of the area where Arda Guler grabbed hold and slammed wide of the mark.
The upturn didn't trouble the Reds who still enjoyed the majority of the chances towards halftime and penetrated the final third repeatedly.
Liverpool hit the front seven minutes in when Mac Allister played a one-two with Conor Bradley to find the bottom-corner from just inside the box.
It got worse for the visitors a few minutes later after an injury saw Eduardo Camavinga substituted for Dani Ceballos before Lucas Vazquez replaced Guler.
Vazquez needed no time to get going but retrieved a clever pass from Federico Valverde to come short and drew a foul off Andy Robertson to win a penalty.
Kylian Mbappe was given the honour to level matters through the spot, but Caoimhin Kelleher went the right way and denied the Frenchman to keep the Reds in front.
The spot-kick drama continued and shifted to the other end with Salah hacked down by Mendy to earn a penalty, which he took himself only to slam well wide of the mark.
Liverpool overcame the disappointed and still bagged a second goal when Coady Gakpo beat Modric to meet Robertson's corner and nodded past Courtois.
With time running out, the title holders were couldn't launch a reply and saw the Reds to victory to return to the top of the league phase while the visitors' qualifying chances sit on a knife edge.