Real Madrid need to defeat Brest and hope many results swing in their favor to automatically qualify for the Champions League round of 16.

Liverpool will have to wait to discover their Champions League round of 16 opponents after topping the league table

Liverpool will take on either Paris Saint Germain, Benfica, AS Monaco or Brest in the round of 16. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side will await one team out of AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord or Juventus. Villa will take on either Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Club Brugge or Sporting Clube de Portugal.

After three defeats in their opening six UCL league phase games, Carlo Ancelotti’s team have little margin for error against Salzburg and Brest.

With the inaugural 36-team Champions League group phase coming to an end, here is the situation each La Liga side finds themselves in before the 18 games kick off simultaneously.Barcelona –

With just one game left to play in the Champions League league phase, Real Madrid have a slim chance of automatically qualifying for the round of 16. Still, the defending European champions can climb up the ranks and secure a spot among the eight best teams in the league phase with a little help from teams across Europe,

Manchester City snuck their way into the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds on Wednesday, avoiding elimination on a dramatic final day of the competition's first-ever league ph

There is going to be a blockbuster Champions League knockout playoff round tie between Manchester City and Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. Here's why.

Manchester City face an intriguing Champions League last 16 play-off tie against either title holders Real Madrid or five-time winners Bayern Munich. That is already known because all 24 teams that have advanced from the league phase are placed in a tennis-like bracket for the first time - showing a team's potential path towards the May 31 final in Munich.