It will be an unprecedented Champions League's Matchday 8 as all the teams will be playing at the same time on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City need to win in their last tie of the league phase to avoid the elimination from the tournament,

It's been a journey into the unknown, but the new-look Champions League is finally reaching the climax of the league phase. Here's what's needed to go through.

An own goal five minutes from time gave Celtic a 1-0 victory over Young Boys Berne in the Champions League on Wednesday and took the Scottish side past the competition’s group stage for the first time in 12 years.

UEFA overhauled the Champions League format this year introducing a new league phase system akin to domestic leagues across Europe.

Much has changed in this season's Champions League, the knockout play-off phase being one major new introduction

The moment of truth has arrived in the UEFA Champions League. With a revamped format, Europe’s premier competition is entering a critical juncture. Just one matchday remains in this inaugural league-phase format, which replaced the traditional group stage, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Top eight advance directly to Round of 16. Teams ranked 9-24 will compete in knockout round play-offs to determine the remaining spots in the last 16.

THE expanded Champions League has delighted and confused fans in equal abundance this season. More teams and more matches – plus a league table to contend with – have left many fans

Manchester City are under pressure in the Champions League. While the new-look format was widely criticised in some quarters, there are some major teams in jeopardy heading into the penultimate round of first-stage fixtures. Man City are one of those, having endured a difficult campaign thus far.

An own goal five minutes from time gave Celtic a 1-0 victory over Young Boys Berne in the Champions League on Wednesday and took the Scottish side past the competition’s group stage for the first time in 12 years.