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.

Cody Gakpo is expecting a strange return to former club PSV, as Liverpool FC play their final Champions League group clash.

Swiss champions Young Boys conclude a forgettable Champions League campaign without a point after suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Red Star Belgrade.

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.

PSV Eindhoven head coach Peter Bosz slammed his side’s apparent showboating in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Liverpool. The Dutch champions brought an end to the Reds’ perfect Champions League record

Liverpool lost their last league stage match of the UEFA Champions League by 3-2 at the hands of PSV. However,

Aston Villa’s reward for a top-eight finish will be a winnable last-16 clash with either Sporting, Club Brugge, Atalanta or Borussia Dortmund, but their journey could come to an end in the quarters, where they will probably face Liverpool or Barcelona, and they are 40-1 in the outright market.

The inaugural ‘league phase’ of the revamped Champions League concluded after Matchday 8 unfolded across Europe last night. Despite their first European defeat under Arne Slot, Liverpool finished atop the 36-team table.

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.

Cody Gakpo scored on his return to PSV Eindhoven but it was not enough to inspire an understrength Liverpool side as they lost their 100 percent Champions League record after a 3-2 defeat. Liverpool manager Arne Slot said the game was 'eventful'.

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

The inaugural ‘league phase’ of the revamped Champions League concluded after Matchday 8 unfolded across Europe last night.Despite their first European defeat under Arne Slot, Liverpool finished