The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

All of the Details You Need to Know for the UEFA Champions League Knockout DrawThe suspense in the UEFA Champions League is reaching a fever pitch as the draw for the knockout phase play-offs nears.

United States men's national team striker Ricardo Pepi continues his scoring tear with a goal against Liverpool in the Champions League to give PSV the win. Savinho has given Manchester City life in the Champions League. His goal gives Man City a two-goal cushion over Brugge.

A much-changed Liverpool finished top of the Champions League group phase despite losing their 100% winning record after defeat to PSV Eindhoven in a five-goal thriller. Liverpool, who had won their opening seven matches, led twice in the Netherlands before conceding twice at the end of the first half in their eighth and final game.

American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League. Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $8 a month and Premium for $13 a month. Both offer coverage of the Champions League.

Scouting the Last 16Liverpool have confidently stamped their ticket to the UEFA Champions League’s last 16, sealing their qualification with a game

PSV and Liverpool may have likely secured their spots secured for the top 24 to move on in the Champions League but that doesn't mean that this is a meaningless fixture. Liverpool are currently a perfect seven wins from seven matches during the league phase and can ensure a first place finish with at least a draw in this match.

The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 group stage is over, and the historic Round 8 produced 16 matches across Europe, as it was for the very first time that a single Matchday of the premier continental league of Europe had this many matches.

Liverpool is the favorite to win the Champions League, with Real Madrid and Arsenal just behind them. Check out the latest odds here.

Liverpool travel to the Netherlands to close out what's been a remarkable UEFA Champions League league phase for them against PSV Eindhoven.

The UEFA Champions League league phase concludes on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with all 36 clubs playing at the same time.

When UEFA announced that the Champions League was expanding from 32 to 36 teams, and that the classic four-team group structure would be dismantled and replaced by something called a ‘Swiss system’ – a format first used at a chess tournament in 1895,