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.

Paris Saint-Germain secured a Champions League playoff spot, impressively beating Stuttgart in Germany 4-1. Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick, with Bradley Bar

Day 8 of the Champions League league phase was played this week (all matches were on Wednesday), with Paris Saint-Germain, in particular, winning at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Wednesday against Stuttgart (1-4).

Paris Saint-Germain travel to Germany to take on VfB Stuttgart in the final UEFA Champions League round of games at MHPArena on Wednesday. After last week's heroic 4-2 win over Manchester City from 2-0 down,

UEFA Champions League season has rewritten the script of European football. With a new 36-team format and a single-league phase, underdog clubs like Brest, Lille, and Aston Villa have taken full advantage,

Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa. Monaco or Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica (for the right to play Liverpool or Barcelona)

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

Man City must beat Club Brugge at home to rise safely from 25th place. A draw for PSG at 24th-place Stuttgart should be enough for both teams — barring a freakish big win for Dinamo Zagreb over AC Mil

Jordan Henderson, recently linked with a move to AS Monaco, has threatened the Amsterdam club to try to force a permanent transfer to Ligue 1

VfB Stuttgart can seal their place in the UEFA Champions League last 16 play-offs with a positive result at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday (kick-off: 9pm CET).

But for every top team underperforming, there's an underdog seizing their moment and taking their place. And during this phase, Aston Villa, Lille, Brest, Celtic and Club Brugge certainly rose to the occasion as they all secured unexpected placings in the next round.