The new look Champions League completed its first tournament phase on Wednesday night with the league stage coming to a close. There was a lot of jeopardy on the line for the majority of teams, most notably Manchester City who had to beat Club Brugge to land a place in the knockout stage.

Barça have already secured an automatic spot in the last 16 and are the only side capable of finishing top of the table ahead of current leaders Liverpool. Hansi Flick's men come into this game off the back of a thrilling 5-4 win at Benfica, which saw them come back from 4-2 down to claim a memorable victory.

If there is one thing no one saw coming in the new-look UEFA Champions League, it was Manchester City finishing towards the bottom of the play-off

The field for the Champions League knockout playoff round is set after Friday's draw. This marks the first year of the new 36-club format in the league

The Champions League league phase wrapped up Wednesday, Jan. 29 as fans enjoyed 18 games kicking off simultaneously across Europe. The field of knockout stage teams was confirmed with 24 teams moving on to the next phase of competition.

Following is the final table for league phase of the Champions League competition for the 2024-25 season: Top eight sides in the league phase qualify automatically for the round of 16. 1. Liverpool 2.

The Champions League’s inaugural league phase has drawn to a close following a thrilling matchday eight in Europe.It was an action-packed final round of fixtures in the league phase with goals