The first-ever league phase in the UEFA Champions League will come to a dramatic end on Wednesday, when there's much at stake for Europe's top clubs across 18 games that will kick off at the exact same time.

The league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League comes to a conclusion this week as teams battle for those coveted places in the next round. After last week's games, only Liverpool and Barcelona are absolutely assured of a place in the Round of 16 - although Arsenal are also practically there - leaving at least five more byes to the next round up for grabs.

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With 18 games kicking off at the same time on Wednesday, The Athletic writers explain which one they are most looking forward to - and why

Paris Saint-Germain need just one point to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League and face Stuttgart on Wednesday.

Real Madrid travels to France to play Brest in Matchday 8 of the Champions League. It is the final match in the league phase, and the game will take place at th

As the league phase comes to a close, there's still plenty of shuffling that will happen in Champions League play. Only Barcelona and Liverpool have clinched their places in the top eight putting them automatically through to the last 16 but plenty of teams will be looking to join them.

Manchester City find themselves at risk of exiting the UEFA Champions League entirely, but also on the verge of securing a play-off place for the last-16 of the competition.After a string of hugely

Manchester City face a UEFA Champions League ‘final’ this week as Club Brugge travel to the Etihad Stadium on matchday eight of the league phase.Three defeats and a draw in City’s last four

Club Brugge arrives in Manchester with their own ambitions firmly intact. Positioned above City in the League Phase standings, a draw would be enough for them to advance to the play-offs. The Belgian side’s resilience and tactical discipline have been their strong suit,

The first season of the league phase has been a rousing success with almost every Matchday 8 with something at stake