Champions League

Anyone else attempting to keep up with it all tonight?

I wasn't sure when they announced the new format for the group phase.

But fair play, it really works and makes for a really entertaining final matchday.




Automatically through

Liverpool
Barcelona
Arsenal
Inter Milan
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Lille
Aston Villa

Play Offs - Seeded

Atalanta
Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
AC Milan
PSV
PSG
Benfica

Play Offs - Unseeded

Monaco
Brest
Feyenoord
Juventus
Celtic
Manchester City
Sporting Lisbon
Club Brugge




Manchester City will play Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the play-offs.

Anyone else attempting to keep up with it all tonight?

I wasn't sure when they announced the new format for the group phase.

But fair play, it really works and makes for a really entertaining final matchday.

It does keep the interest going but in reality only couple games were decisive man c are 3-1 now so all British are through to playoffs or qualified at moment.... think only two big teams going out possibly.

Anyone else attempting to keep up with it all tonight?

I wasn't sure when they announced the new format for the group phase.

But fair play, it really works and makes for a really entertaining final matchday.

It does keep the interest going but in reality only couple games were decisive man c are 3-1 now so all British are through to playoffs or qualified at moment.... think only two big teams going out possibly.

Much better than the previous format when most games in the last two rounds of the group stage meant nothing.

Automatically through

Liverpool
Barcelona
Arsenal
Inter Milan
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Lille
Aston Villa

Play Offs - Seeded

Atalanta
Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
AC Milan
PSV
PSG
Benfica

Play Offs - Unseeded

Monaco
Brest
Feyenoord
Juventus
Celtic
Manchester City
Sporting Lisbon
Club Brugge




Manchester City will play Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the play-offs.

Anyone else attempting to keep up with it all tonight?

I wasn't sure when they announced the new format for the group phase.

But fair play, it really works and makes for a really entertaining final matchday.

It does keep the interest going but in reality only couple games were decisive man c are 3-1 now so all British are through to playoffs or qualified at moment.... think only two big teams going out possibly.

Much better than the previous format when most games in the last two rounds of the group stage meant nothing.

Yes agree there apparently man c got either bayern or real?

3 out of the 4 English clubs - In the Top 8 ...

Anyone else attempting to keep up with it all tonight?

I wasn't sure when they announced the new format for the group phase.

But fair play, it really works and makes for a really entertaining final matchday.

It does keep the interest going but in reality only couple games were decisive man c are 3-1 now so all British are through to playoffs or qualified at moment.... think only two big teams going out possibly.

Much better than the previous format when most games in the last two rounds of the group stage meant nothing.

Yes agree there apparently man c got either bayern or real?

Yes, either will be tough for them. Brugge has a few chances to go 2-0 up tonight, don't think City would have come back from that and they'd be knocked out.

They'd probably prefer Bayern because Real Madrid have a habit of becoming unbeatable in the Champions League knockout rounds.

3 out of the 4 English clubs - In the Top 8 ...

Before the tournament, not many would have had Villa in the top eight and Manchester City out of it....

I'm never for change, really - but this format has made it feel more exciting to me!

I'd still prefer the old straight knockout from round1, but this feels better than the previous group stages.

Last night was wild!!

The whole tournament annoys me as it is called the Champions league but you can finish 4th and still be in it.

The whole tournament annoys me as it is called the Champions league but you can finish 4th and still be in it.

Possibly even finish 5th and be in it next season

Agree the name isn't accurate, should have just kept it as the European Cup.

I'm never for change, really - but this format has made it feel more exciting to me!

I'd still prefer the old straight knockout from round1, but this feels better than the previous group stages.

Last night was wild!!

That's the same way I was thinking at the time .