Liverpool seek to finish off PSG at Anfield, Kane and co face Leverkusen

On Tuesday, we will see if Liverpool can follow up their smash-and-grab 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain last week to progress to the last eight.

Harry Kane and Bayern Munich are also aiming to make it to the quarter-finals and have a 3-0 lead over Bayer Leverkusen.

Barcelona and Inter Milan are also in action this evening before we see Aston Villa, Arsenal and Real Madrid on Wednesday.

You can recap of all the action in our live blog below...

44 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham

Huge night

By the end of this evening, we will know the first four quarter-finalists of this season's Champions League.

UEFA's premier competition is starting to get to the crunch time now, and Liverpool headline the action.

The Reds host Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield and have a slender 1-0 lead thanks to Harvey Elliott's late goal.

But they had Alisson Becker to thanks for leaving Paris with anything after being battered for 90 minutes.

However, the tie is still very much alive.

First up though, we see Barcelona take on Benfica, with the LaLiga giants holding a 1-0 lead.

Harry Kane and Bayern Munich are in action against Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen.

However, Bayern have a 3-0 advantage heading into the second leg.

And in Italy, Inter Milan will look to see off Feyenoord.

5:45pm: Barcelona vs Benfica (1-0)

8:00pm: Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich (0-3)

8:00pm: Inter Milan vs Feyenoord (2-0)

8:00pm: Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain (1-0)

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29th Jan 2025, 22:50By Jack Johnson

Another injury blow

Arsenal have booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages tonight in Spain.

However, amongst the happiness at their progression, there will be some worry over goalkeeper David Raya who didn't play.

He wasn't in the squad and pre-match, manager Mikel Arteta stated that it was because Raya 'wasn't fit' to feature.

Now, Arteta has still refused to add much detail, but he admitted that his No.1 shot-stopper is injured.

The Gunners boss said after his side beat Girona 2-1: "He certainly could not play, he is injured and that is it."

Should Raya be ruled out, he'd join Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines.

He was in Spain with the Arsenal team though, so that could potentially hint at the issue not being too serious.

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29th Jan 2025, 22:44By Jack Johnson

Night to remember

Morgan Rogers will not forget this night for the rest of his life.

The Aston Villa forward netted a hat-trick to send his side through to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Speaking to TNT Sports post-match, Rogers said: "Definitely the highlight of my career so far.

"It's a crazy experience and a crazy game to be a part of. It's a massive achievement and we should be proud of ourselves."

He added: "[Starting quickly] is something we had to address starting games behind and giving ourselves a mountain to climb.

"Still something to work on but the good start is something to put us on the right foot.

"I felt we were on top for the large majority. We scored two goals and that's what changed the game.

"We had to dig deep, we know we can, we do it in the Premier League every week. We thoroughly deserve it.

"We've got the hunger and the drive and we've got a manager who pushes us every day."

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29th Jan 2025, 22:35By Jack Johnson

'We know we are a great team'

Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic is delighted to have survived in the Champions League after beating Club Brugge tonight.

He told TNT Sports: "We are through which is the most important, it was a tough group stage for us.

"Whoever comes next will be difficult so it doesn't matter.

"We conceded in the first half but we are happy that we could score and win this game and in the end we were half."

Kovacic continued to discuss Pep Guardiola's half-time team talk that helped them come from 1-0 down.

The Croatian said: "It was good because we came out very well. We knew we needed to step up.

"In the second half, we showed great character to win and go through. The crowd was behind us so amazing atmosphere today."

"It was important because we knew we are here to go through, we have a good team and we came back from 1-0 down.

"We know we are a great team."

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29th Jan 2025, 22:31By Jack Johnson

How the draw works

There's bound to be some confusion around the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw.

So we've tried our best to explain it for you...

The draw will include the teams that finish from ninth down to 24th in the league - which has now been decided.

Those 16 teams are going to be separated into two groups of eight, with teams ranked ninth to 16th being seeded and teams 17th to 24th unseeded.

Seeded sides will then be paired up with another seeded side, while it's the same in the unseeded group of teams.

So, 24th and 23rd will form a pair, 22nd and 21st will form a pair and so on…

The pairs will be placed in a total of eight bowls which will correspond to their league phase rankings, so 23rd and 24th-ranked teams will be in the bowl marked 23/24.

The draw will begin with the unseeded teams, with a ball taken from their corresponding bowl and that time being placed on one side of the bracket.

In this new format, there is a blue bracket and a silver bracket, and pairs will already be given predetermined places (as shown by the image above).

The first teams drawn from the unseeded bowls will be on the silver side and the second takes a place on the blue side.

Once all pairs from 23rd and 24th to 17th and 18th and drawn and in their places in the play-off bracket, the draw continues with the seeded teams.

In the same fashion, the seeded teams will be drawn from their corresponding bowls and placed into their predetermined places, with the first drawn in silver and second in blue.

The draw will finish with the seeded teams who finished ninth or tenth being drawn and slotting in to face the 23rd or 24th-placed finishers respectively.

Seeded clubs will play the first leg of their play-off away and the second leg at home.

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29th Jan 2025, 22:26By Jack Johnson

Fortune Tella

What a couple of years it's been for Nathan Tella.

In 2023, he was on loan from Southampton at Burnley in the Championship.

And almost exactly two years today, he played 89 minutes in a 0-0 draw away at Ipswich in the FA Cup.

Now tonight, he's just scored his first Champions League goal as Bayer Leverkusen secured automatic progression to the last 16.

Tella netted his side's second of the game in a 2-0 win against Sparta Prague to wrap the three points up.

It marks an incredible career journey for the 25-year-old who has now scored at the top level of European football.

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29th Jan 2025, 22:18By Jack Johnson

Play-off bracket

Manchester City have one hell of a tie on their hands.

They might be celebrating going through tonight, but it's Real Madrid or Bayern Munich that they'll face in the play-offs.

Celtic will get one of those two teams too.

You can also see some last 16 match-ups in the bracket as well, with Liverpool potentially coming up against PSG.

Arsenal could face Juventus while Aston Villa may end up playing against Borussia Dortmund.

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29th Jan 2025, 22:07By Jack Johnson

Final table

Here it is then, the final League Phase table.

The eight teams to automatically qualify for the knockout stages are as follows: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter, Atletico, Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa.

The seeded play-off teams include: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV, PSG and Benfica.

The unseeded play-off teams are: Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Man City, Sporting and Club Brugge.

Teams from 25th and below have been eliminated.

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29th Jan 2025, 21:59By Jack Johnson

FULL TIMES

All of tonight's games are now finished!

The Champions League league phase has been decided.

Aston Villa have scraped into the last 16 automatically, finishing eighth in front of Atalanta who drew at Barcelona.

Manchester City have scraped through too, taking their place in the play-offs after avoiding an early exit.

Arsenal are through too, along with Liverpool.

Aston Villa 3-2 Celtic

Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Sparta Prague

Bayern Munich 3-1 Slovan Bratislava

Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Brest 0-3 Real Madrid

Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 AC Milan

Girona 1-2 Arsenal

Inter Milan 3-0 Monaco

Juventus 0-2 Benfica

Lille 6-1 Feyenoord

Man City 3-1 Brugge

PSV 3-2 Liverpool

RB Salzburg 1-4 Atletico Madrid

Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Bologna

Sturm Graz 1-0 RB Leipzig

Stuttgart 1-4 PSG

Young Boys 0-1 Red Star Belgrade

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29th Jan 2025, 21:54By Jack Johnson

GOAL! Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic: Morgan Rogers

MORGAN ROGERS HAS A HAT-TRICK!

In stoppage time, he's added a third and what a dream Champions League night for the 22-year-old.

Villa will be going through automatically!

Atalanta are drawing with Barcelona and AC Milan are still losing to Dinamo Zagreb as things stand.

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29th Jan 2025, 21:49By Jack Johnson

City avoid exit

It's all over at the Etihad!

Manchester City have saved themselves!

From 1-0 down at half time, they've fought back and will be playing in the Champions League play-offs.

Relief for Pep Guardiola and co.

Both sets of fans are celebrating as Club Brugge are going through too as things stand with only seconds left.

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29th Jan 2025, 21:43By Jack Johnson

Final stages

The tension is at a maximum now.

We're into the final stages around Europe and teams are fighting for places throughout the entire table.

As things stand though, all British sides are avoiding an exit.

Man City will be an unseeded team in the play-offs along with Celtic while Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa automatically progress.