The UEFA Champions League's Matchday 8 is set for Wednesday and chaos is expected. All 36 teams will be in action as 18 games will take place simultaneously at 3 p.m. ET with so much left to be decided.

The league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League comes to a conclusion this week as teams battle for those coveted places in the next round. After last week's games, only Liverpool and Barcelona are absolutely assured of a place in the Round of 16 - although Arsenal are also practically there - leaving at least five more byes to the next round up for grabs.

Milan's Champions League knockout stage fate will be decided on Wednesday as all 36 teams will be in action as 18 games will take place simultaneously at 3 p.m. ET with so much left to be decided. But what does Milan need on Wednesday to reach their goals?

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.

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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

This week sees the 8th matchday of the Champions League league phase (see explanations