Lille winger Eden Hazard's late goal inflicted Liverpool's first defeat on French soil in six visits as they suffered a 1-0 reverse.

It has left Rafael Benitez's side with an uphill battle to make the quarter-finals of the Europa League with the second leg at Anfield to come.

The visitors appeared to have survived a testing examination by Les Dogues only for Hazard - who had been a threat all night - to curl in an 85th-minute free-kick.

Despite being territorially dominated Liverpool had the best two chances with Ryan Babel shooting too close to Mickael Landreau and Fernando Torres' header being brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper in the first half.

Fulham's hopes of a fairytale place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League were left hanging by a thread as European heavyweights Juventus won 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico di Turin.

The Cottagers struggled for possession in the first half and went 2-0 down thanks to goals from Nicola Legrottaglie and Jonathan Zebina.

Dickson Etuhu pulled one back but Roy Hodgson's men always looked second best and David Trezeguet's sharp third goal emphasised the gulf in class between the two sides.