It will be an unprecedented Champions League's Matchday 8 as all the teams will be playing at the same time on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City need to win in their last tie of the league phase to avoid the elimination from the tournament,

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 and Europa League reform drew criticism because it added to an already packed calendar, yet the European competitions' league phase finale is set to be a memorable blockbuster next week.

C lub Brugge will host Juventus on Tuesday for Matchday 7 of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, as both sides are currently in the race for a spot in the top eight but

Jose Mourinho admitted Fenerbahce are "in trouble" as they potentially face an early exit from the UEFA Europa League, while also bemoaning VAR.

The UEFA Champions League returns from its winter break this week, earlier than usual ahead of a consequential round of fixtures to close out the competition's first edition of the league phase. Several continental heavyweights will take part in must-win games on Matchday 7 after struggling over the course of the season,

The UEFA Champions League returns Jan. 21 after a break that lasted over a month. Barcelona and Liverpool headline Tuesday's action.

Much has changed in this season's Champions League, the knockout play-off phase being one major new introduction

A bold new vision for the Champions League was launched this season, meaning more games and more money for European soccer's elite, as well as a rebuttal to the threat of a controversial breakaway super league.

RB Leipzig is still winless in the competition and sits at 0-0-6 with no chance of advancing. Sporting CP has lost two straight in Champions League play and dropped to the unseeded section of those who will advance to the knockout phase. When: Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 12:45 p.m. EST

The Club Brugge vs Juventus UEFA Champions League match will be played at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges, Belgium, on Tuesday, Jan 21.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in perhaps the most critical league phase game so far this season. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both facing potential elimination from the tournament after poor runs of form this European season.