Liverpool out of Champions League despite victoryAFP – Liverpool's Jamie Carragher (R) fights for the ball with Hungarian Zsolt Laczko (L) of VSC Debrecen …

BUDAPEST (AFP) – Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium here on Tuesday.

The five-time champions needed to win to stand any chance of progressing from Group E but Fiorentina's 1-0 victory at home to Lyon meant the Serie A side joined the French outfit in the knockout phase at Liverpool's expense.