The UEFA Champions League returns on Wednesday with Matchday 8, which could very well be the most hectic, chaotic day in terms of results that the sport has ever seen. All 38 teams will be in action as 19 games will take place simultaneously at 3 p.
We have hit a pivotal week in the revamped Uefa Champions League as the first 36-team group-stage reaches its final round of matches. On Wednesday, all 18 games will kick off at the same time – midnight UAE – with 16 of them involving teams who could make it through to the next round.
How to watch PSV v Liverpool in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, live on TNT Sports and discovery+, as the new league phase closes in on its conclusion.
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.
Man City are among the Champions League powerhouse at risk of elimination as the league phase wraps up this week.
But, according to DaveOCKOP, Liverpool could miss Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez, and Curtis Jones in their final Champions League league phase match. Jota is nursing a muscle injury, Gomez is recovering from a hamstring issue, and Jones is deemed a doubt owing to a minor knock.
Which teams are in the hunt for automatic qualification for the last 16? Who's on the brink of elimination? What about the playoffs?
The Champions League's new look league phase reaches its conclusion with big names like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in danger of early elimination.
Liverpool host Lille at Anfield looking to maintain their perfect record in the UEFA Champions League league phase.
Football fans Down Under can watch UCL matches on streaming service Stan Sport, which has exclusive rights to show the Champions League live in Australia this season. With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming Champions League games may vary.
The UEFA Champions League returns Jan. 21 after a break that lasted over a month. Barcelona and Liverpool headline Tuesday's action.
UEFA Champions League standings after Tuesday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):