Manchester City do just enough to reach play-offs - The Gunners were also winners, 2-1 in Girona, to finish third in the new-look group phase.

Japan midfielder Reo Hatate had an assist Wednesday as playoff-bound Celtic lost 4-2 away to Aston Villa in the final r

Liverpool need a point to secure the top spot of the group stage after securing a place in the round of 16 last time

Our writers pick 10 talking points from the final day of the league phase of the Champions League, as 18 games were played simultaneously

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16, but Villa’s Ollie Watkins was the target of a bid by Arsenal.

THIS was a night Ollie Watkins will never forget as he took centre stage before kick-off — and was the main attraction for most of a thrilling evening. Striker Watkins hit his first-ever Champions

Liverpool will give some star players including Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk a rest for the Champions League game at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — Here’s the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa Monaco or Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica (for the right to play Liverpool or Barcelona)

Liverpool are on the brink of a perfect Champions League group stage record, needing only a draw in their final match against PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion to secure top spot. However, the Reds aim to enter the round of 16 with a flawless 100% win streak.

Liverpool looks to remain undefeated in UCL play as we continue our Champions League odds series with a PSV-Liverpool prediction and pick.

A much-changed Liverpool finish top of the Champions League group phase despite losing their 100% winning record after defeat to PSV Eindhoven in a five-goal thriller.

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