The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase will come to a dramatic close on Wednesday, when all 18 games will kick off at once with several spots in the knockout stages up for grabs. All but nine teams are still in the running to qualify for the next rounds,

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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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.

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

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.