After a thrilling finish to the UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase, the competition will gear up to hold its inaugural knockout phase playoffs with Friday's draw. The teams that finished from ninth through 24th in the league phase will take part in the knockout phase playoffs,

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as it rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona; Paris St Germain beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 to move into the next round.

The Premier League campaign is still neither one thing or the other, but Arsenal are doing things right in this season's UEFA Champions League. A Jorginho penal

Match report as Arsenal confirmed their top-eight finish in the league phase of the Champions League; a 2-1 win in Girona confirmed the Gunners spot in the last 16; Arnaut Danjuma opened scoring for Spanish side after Neto error;

Arsenal, with a rotated squad, defeated Girona on the final day of the league phase to secure a round of 16 spot.

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as they rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona on Wednesday thanks to goals from Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri.

Ethan Nwaneri earned more plaudits after his man-of-the-match performance in Arsenal ’s 2-1 Champions League win over Girona. Nwaneri scored the game’s deciding goal with a superb finish from outside the box to rubber stamp Arsenal’s top-eight finish and secure the Gunners a spot in the last-16.

The victory was sealed three minutes before the break when Nwaneri brilliantly cut inside from the right before sending a left-footed effort past Pau Lopez

The biggest target elsewhere is Mathys Tel, who appeared to bid goodbye to Bayern Munich fans on teh pitch last night and is the subject of a bidding war involving Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and, potentially Arsenal. Spurs have also been linked with Yoane Wissa, Noah Okafor, Tyler Dibling and Angel Gomes.

PARIS: Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by

Atlético Madrid's victory in Salzburg secured their place in the Champions League Round of 16. The team's success is largely attributed to the combined efforts of Antoine Griezmann and Julián Álvarez,

Manchester City winger Savinho has dedicated his first goal in the UEFA Champions League to his immediate family, speaking after the 3-1 win over Club Brugge.The Premier League champions were forced