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The league phase of this year’s Champions League was concluded on Wednesday night. All the 18 games were played simultaneously around Europe. Here’s how the final group fixtures ended up: PSV 3-2 Liverpool Bayern Munich 3-1 Slovan Bratislava Dortmund 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk Leverkusen 2-0 Sparta Prague Girona 1-2 Arsenal Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta Brest

Bayer Leverkusen secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a routine victory over Sparta Prague at the BayArena.

Manchester beat Club Brugge to advance to the playoffs of the Champions League 2024-25 while Liverpool and Barcelona were the only teams already guaranteed a place in the top eight and automatic progress to the round of 16 as they stayed first and second.

Pep Guardiola has told John Stones that, unless he “promises” he cannot play, he has to start Manchester City ’s “final” against Club Brugge on Wednesday and spare them from the embarrassment of an early Champions League exit.

Pep Guardiola’s men came into the match sitting 25th in the league and knew that only victory would be enough to send them into the knockout rounds. Club Brugge, fighting for a place in the next stage themselves, set up with a low block and frustrated City from the start.

Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika was on target for Club Brugge but it was not enough as the Belgian giants lost 3-1 to Manchester City on matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League on

MANCHESTER CITY will look to save their season in the Champions League when they face Club Brugge. Pep Guardiola’s men are currently 25th in the league phase standings, and will exit the

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Manchester City survive a huge scare as they have to come from behind to beat Club Brugge and reach the Champions League play-offs

In an unfortunate incident, fans who had gone into the stadium ahead of the match had to be evacuated. It was a merchandise stall near the Colin Bell Stand in the stadium that caught fire, due to a gas canister. While the fire brigade showed up to handle the flames, fans were evacuated from the stadium.

The final matchday of the League phase of the UEFA Champions League played out on Wednesday night, with the fates of every club being decided in the crucial fix