The first-ever league phase in the UEFA Champions League will come to a dramatic end on Wednesday, when there's much at stake for Europe's top clubs across 18 games that will kick off at the exact same time.

There will be a winner-takes-all energy at the Etihad Stadium when under-pressure Manchester City host Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. The 4-2 defeat that Pep Guardiola’s players suffered against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes last week means they head into this final round of group fixtures in 25th place in the Champions League group table,

Manchester City have reached do-or-die territory in the Champions League earlier than expected ahead of what Pep Guardiola has described as a "final" against Club Brugge on Wednesday. City have disproved the suggestion a new format to Europe's top club competition would remove any jeopardy for the top clubs as Guardiola stares down the barrel of failing to make the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in his career.