It will be an unprecedented Champions League's Matchday 8 as all the teams will be playing at the same time on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City need to win in their last tie of the league phase to avoid the elimination from the tournament,

Which teams are in the hunt for automatic qualification for the last 16? Who's on the brink of elimination? What about the playoffs?

With just one game left in this phase, Inter, Atalanta, Milan and Juventus are all at least guaranteed a play-off place, but four are close to securing direct access to the Champions League Round of 16.

Brimming with confidence after a derby win against Milan last weekend, Juventus head into the penultimate round of the UEFA Champions League first phase in high spirits. Thiago Motta’s charges travel to the Jan Breydel Stadium to take on Belgian champions Club Brugge in a must-win fixture.

RB Leipzig is still winless in the competition and sits at 0-0-6 with no chance of advancing. Sporting CP has lost two straight in Champions League play and dropped to the unseeded section of those who will advance to the knockout phase. When: Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 12:45 p.m. EST

Following the conclusion of the UEFA Champions League matchday seven fixtures on Wednesday night, below are the current leading scorers in the competition so far. Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski is the leading scorer in the Champions League with 9 goals to his name.

The UEFA Champions League returns Jan. 21 after a break that lasted over a month. Barcelona and Liverpool headline Tuesday's action.

The Club Brugge vs Juventus UEFA Champions League match will be played at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges, Belgium, on Tuesday, Jan 21.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in perhaps the most critical league phase game so far this season. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both facing potential elimination from the tournament after poor runs of form this European season.

Following victories for both Milan and Inter in the Champions League on Wednesday night, Italy are currently in second place in the UEFA Association rankings, which is used to determine which nation

Italy national team coach Luciano Spalletti has said he would welcome Federico Chiesa leaving Liverpool for a return to Serie A. Chiesa has struggled for game time since moving to Anfield from Juventus in a £12million move last summer as he adapts to the demands of playing in the Premier League.

The reformatted and expanded 2024/25 Champions League was met with understandable scepticism, but it has undoubtedly produced an impressive spectacle. The new 36-team league phase is nearing its conclusion and there remains masses to play for across the standings heading into Matchday 8,