Scenarios for knockout phase qualification with two round of 16 spots now rubber stamped and many playoffs-bound

In one of the most hotly anticipated first round games of this UEFA Champions League season, Wednesday's tangle between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain did not disappoint.

Kylian Mbappe has now scored more UEFA Champions League goals than Thierry Henry. The Real Madrid forward is the second-highest French goalscorer in the history of the competition. Mbappe found the back of the net during Los Blancos 5-1 win against Salzburg on January 22.

Real Madrid moved to within one point of the UEFA Champions League automatic qualification places with a 5-1 victory over RB Salzburg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

With three LaLiga titles, two Champions Leagues and a goal every two-and-a-half games, Rodrygo deserves far more plaudits than he gets.

Watch highlights and follow 5 Live commentary and live text as Arsenal beat Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic win v Young Boys and PSG beat Man City in the Champions League.

American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League. Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $8 a month and Premium for $13 a month. Both offer coverage of the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain showed that there is life in their UEFA Champions League campaign still with an incredible fightback from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Manchester City at a rainy Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

Real Madrid won a record-extending 15th UEFA Champions League last season. The financial rewards at play in Europe's top competition are huge.

The Champions League league phase, part of the UEFA competition's new format, is nearing the end and with it teams are being bounced from the competition. The league phase mirrors that of a league table across prominent leagues in Europe.