There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.

Matchday 8 of the revamped UEFA Champions League group stage lived up to the hype. With 36 different teams playing simultaneously in 18 different games on Wednesday, there was drama galore, headlined by Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoiding a humiliating early exit and Liverpool holding onto the spot in the standings despite a loss to PSV.

Manchester City scored three second half goals to come back from the brink of elimination and advance to the UEFA Champions League’s inaugural knockout round playoffs following a thrilling 3-1 victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday night.

UEFA.com lists all 36 of the Matchday 8 line-ups. UEFA.com gives Fantasy Football managers a helping hand by listing the line-ups for this week's UEFA Champions League league phase games. Aston Villa: Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Bogarde, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Ramsey, Rogers; Watkins

Real Madrid will be in action in under less than two hours as they get set to take on Brest in the UEFA Champions League away in France.Ahead of the game, Los Blancos manager Carlo Ancelotti has

Real Madrid visit Brest in the last game of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Group Stage. Vinicius is still out, so Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo Goes will lead the offensive line while Los Blancos try to earn a spot in the Round of 16.