Simply not good enough - that was Brendan Rodgers' verdict on his Liverpool side's Champions League exit last night.

Needing a win last night to make it through Group B and into the last-16, the Reds could only mustre a 1-1 draw at home with Basel.

Trailing to Fabian Frei's 25th-minute goal, the hosts had half-time substitute Lazar Markovic sent off in controversial circumstances on the hour mark. And even Steven Gerrard's brilliant equaliser from a late free-kick wasn't enough to rescue them.

Liverpool must now content themselves with a place in the Europa League knockout stages and, according to Rodgers, try to reach Europe's top table again next year.

Real Madrid went through as Group B winners after their 4-0 thrashing of Ludogorets secured them a 100pc record.