Matchday 8 of the league phase will determine the next chapter of the UEFA Champions League as the new format completely changed from previous seasons. While only Liverpool and FC Barcelona secured their spots for the Round of 16 phase,

If City fails to win, it will mark their first early elimination from the Champions League in 12 years, leaving fans wondering if their once-dominant European campaign is losing steam.

Gooooooooaaaaaal! The UEFA Champions League has a new expanded format for the 2024-25 season. The new UEFA Champions League season is underway, with 36 teams attempting to reach the final in Munich in May.

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Under the new structure, the top eight teams advance directly to the Round of 16 and those sides ranked 9th through 24th will enter a play-off round, while those in 25th or lower are eliminated from the competition.

It expanded over the years and in 1992 was rebranded the Champions League. From 2003, 32 teams played in eight groups of four, with 16 advancing to a knockout stage. But for this season the group stage was scrapped and replaced by one group of 36 teams.

We have hit a pivotal week in the revamped Uefa Champions League as the first 36-team group-stage reaches its final round of matches. On Wednesday, all 18 games will kick off at the same time – midnight UAE – with 16 of them involving teams who could make it through to the next round.