Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal qualified directly for the last 16 on Wednesday in the final round of league-phase matches.
The new league phase of the Champions League has finished after a chaotic final gameweek, with Liverpool and Arsenal finishing first and third respectively.
How do you follow all 18 games on 'Matchday Mayhem'? Come up with a running order and watch a bit of every one in turn, of course
It’s Thursday, which means our Power Rankings are back as Europe’s top teams tussle for rank.Here are the 10 sides in our updated Power Rankings table. Power Rankings: Real Madrid make their
In knockout phase play-offs: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV, Paris St-Germain, Benfica, Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Manchester City, Sporting, Club Brugge.
Instead of going straight into the traditional round of 16, the competition will feature a knockout phase play-off. In this stage, the teams that finished ninth to 16th in the group phase will face off against those that placed 17th to 24th, with each tie played over two legs.
LONDON — Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa
The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round
The pairings are already set after the regular phase. This is how the Champions League group stage standings look.The last 18 matches were played tonight in an exciting evening from which the eight teams that go directly to the round of 16 and the other 16 that will have to play the playoff or round of 32 have already emerged.
A dramatic final round of Champions League games finishes and after some epic permutations for the first time we know who will be in the knockout rounds.
The UEFA Champions League league phase concludes on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with all 36 clubs playing at the same time.
The final round of Champions League fixtures sees all 36 teams in action at the same time, with the bottom 12 teams in the league phase suffering elimination from Europe