Jota's header earned the three points but it was a struggle in the rain for Juergen Klopp's side who looked uneasy at the back without the injured Virgil van Dijk.
Bitter defeat for Belgium in the World Cup semi-final is tempered by the fact that influential squad members will likely still be around in two years' time for the European Championship where they will have another realistic chance at a major title.
Modric and Co will face England in Moscow on Wednesday!
You may be entranced by the foot magic, but don't miss the hair cuts!
Liverpool charge towards English Premier League title with win at Wolves. Here are images from the match played on Thursday.
Images from Saturday's matches in the Premier League.
Reigning champions Manchester City took the lead after 24 seconds but suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images.
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there!
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
The France international is widely expected to move to Liga champions Barcelona at the end of this campaign.
Manchester City now need, at most, 11 points from their remaining seven matches to secure their third Premier League title in four seasons.
Liverpool have extended captain Jordan Henderson's contract, the Premier League side said on Tuesday, putting an end to speculation over his future at the Merseyside club.
The child will be born fifth in line to the throne, bumping uncle Harry out of the top five and into sixth place.
Manchester City overcame a spirited Bournemouth side 3-1 on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten streak and extend their lead at the top of the English Premier League to five points.
A lowdown on the Tamil film industry.
Chilean forward Alex Sanchez returned to haunt his old club with the opening goal in Manchester United's 3-1 victory at Arsenal in a heavyweight FA Cup fourth-round clash.
RB Leipzig scored twice in the opening 13 minutes but had to survive a late comeback from Manchester United to cling on to a 3-2 win on Tuesday that sent them into the Champions League knockout stage and eliminated the English side.
It will be the earliest meeting between the two since their first professional match in the second round of the 1998 Australian Open.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
United are unbeaten in all competitions since Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December and their improvement is down to the Norwegian's insistence on an attacking style of play, as opposed to the defensive fare served up by his predecessor.
From Atlanta to Killing Eve, the best on the small screen.
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as the Spanish side outclassed hapless Olympique de Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Europa League for the third time.
The visitors got off to the perfect start when a mix up at the back saw Riyad Mahrez square for Jamie Vardy to tap into an open goal in front of the Kop in the third minute. Liverpool looked for an immediate riposte, but Salah missed two gilt-edged opportunities before Sadio Mane saw an effort disallowed for offside as Juergen Klopp's men grew frustrated.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
What is a migrant going through today on the walk home? What is it like to be a Muslim and watch the news on television every night in India? Is there a bureaucrat who is noting down the absurdity of what is announced and what is actually happening in her domain? A medical resident who has gone through three weeks of 12-hour shifts while her seniors abstain from coming to the Covid hospital? They may be our everyday experiences, but they are how history will understand what happened to us all in this strange and surreal time, points out Aakar Patel.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg matches played across Europe on Tuesday
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup first semi-final played between France and Belgium on Tuesday
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist to be awarded the highest civilian award -- Bharat Ratna, a crowning glory of his inexorable list of outstanding achievements.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
'All statue-building is an exercise in hubris, but Mr Adityanath's enterprise begs a question: Can a state with rampant child malnutrition and 325 children dying in a Gorakhpur hospital afford Rama's benediction?' asks Sunil Sethi.
Nita Doshi and Devashish Sharma share a common goal to help poor patients who cannot afford treatment for cancer.
The women's draw at the US Open has been in news for the upsets it created. Almost everyday one or some days even two of the top seeds feel to unknown players.
Liverpool made it three wins out of three as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a convincing 3-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday to take control at the top of the Premier League.
A round-up of Wednesday's league stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Flowers, posters and images were placed at the gates of Kensington Palace.
