ExtraFootie's Raj Mannick pops into the estate agent and trades his studio flat in Merseyside for an idyllic summer cottage in Tuscany after a dramatic night in the UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool crash out despite a win in Hungary after Fiorentina fell Lyon and a vintage Barcelona performance in front of their adoring public puts them back on track to qualify for the last 16.

Game of the Night - With so much at stake in Group E, all eyes were on Fiorentina's tie with Lyon at the Stadio Artemi Franchi.

Although Liverpool needed a win, their efforts would be in vain if Fiorentina could overcome the already qualified French outfit.

The tension in the game was unbearable at times, but the home crowd burst into rapture when Juan Manuel Vargas converted a penalty after half an hour.

In the second half, a spirited Lyon pushed for the equalizer and in the dying seconds Lisandro Lopez came close to finding it, but a fine save from Sebastien Frey killed Liverpool's slim hopes of survival.

Performance of the Night - Barcelona's confident disposal of a lowly Inter Milan side in the intimidating Camp Nou.

The European champions rolled back the months to produce a performance similar to their dominance over Manchester United in last year's final.

The slick passing, cohesive movement, and ruthless finishing was poetry in motion, and goals from Pique and Pedro sealed the win over Jose Mourinho's dejected side.

Upset of the Night - Not so much a night of upsets as a night of upset British fans.

No surprises to see Liverpool win and Rangers lose, but the fans of these two teams will keep Kleenex in business at least until next year as they crashed out of football's most prestigious competition, with the latter embarrassingly not even comforted by the Europa League consolation prize.

Player of the Night - Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas put Saturday's Premier League defeat to Sunderland behind him and returned to puppet master duties as he pulled the strings at the heart of another fluid performance for the Gunners.

His almost telepathic work with Samir Nasri meant Arsene Wenger's side played in more space than George Lucas back in 1977, and created more chances than Spurs at the weekend!

Donkey of the Night - Standard Liege's Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez rubbed salt into his side's already gaping wound as he was shown red after he roundhouse kicked Cesc Fabregas in the testicles.

Oh, and by 'roundhouse kicked' I mean 'barely touched', and by 'testicles' I mean 'forehead'.

Apologies for misleading you, but sometimes you can't help but wonder what the beautiful game would be like if footballer's fought like dirty street fighters rather than handbag wielding grannies!

Goal of the Night - Arsenal midfielder Denilson marked his first game since September with a cracking strike at the Emirates Stadium.

The young Brazilian received a ball seemingly in a harmless area before catching the Standard Liege keeper unaware with a thunderbolt from 30-yards that dipped and swerved viciously before nestling into the onion bag.

Talking Point of the Night - A disastrous night for Liverpool and Rafael Benitez as they crashed out of the top window of the UEFA Champions League and fell onto a bed of nails in the form of the Europa League.

Whilst this should be free silverware for the Reds, the burden of extra games may hinder their desperate chase to secure fourth spot in the Premier League and condemn them to second-tier European football for two consecutive years.

A mighty fall from the dizzying heights of 2005's heroic triumph in Istanbul.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard claimed, "You get what you deserve in football."

One win in eleven has seen the Reds capitulate in the UEFA Champions League and drop to seventh in the Premier League - time will tell if Rafa Benitez gets what he deserves.

Team of the Night (4-3-3) - Frey (Fiorentina); Alves (Barcelona), Pique (Barcelona), Agger (Liverpool), Vargas (Fiorentina); Fabregas (Arsenal), Kuzmanovic (Stuttgart) Nasri (Arsenal); Rudy (Stuttgart), Pedro (Barcelona), Iniesta (Barcelona)