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.
The UEFA Champions League is back this Wednesday with Matchday 8, the finale of the inaugural league phase. It could very well be the most hectic, chaotic day in terms of results that the sport has ever seen.
With both Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake still sidelined with injury, and John Stones lacking in the necessary match fitness to last 90 minutes of football at present, the decision was taken to entrust Khusanov with a high-profile clash against Enzo Maresca’s side.
Manchester City need a win over Club Brugge to reach the UEFA Champions League playoff round as the Etihad Stadium gets an veritable elimination game to finish the league phase on Wednesday.
Matheus Nunes has settled into the Manchester City starting lineup at right back and is giving Pep Guardiola something to think about.
Manchester City's Pep Guardiola said he is aware of the financial implications of failing to reach the Champions League knockout stages as his side head into Wednesday's final group game against Club Brugge needing a win to stay in the hunt.
In a way, it's a damning indictment of City's form that a converted centre-back often offers their biggest goal threat… but he is
Champions City beat visitors Chelsea on Saturday to climb above them into fourth place in the Premier League table
A rsenal travel to Girona on Wednesday knowing that it would take a perfect storm of results for them to miss out on a top-eight spot in the league phase of the Champions League.
No-one could blame Manchester City if they came dangling a receipt for a former Champions League winner. After a disappointing 2005/06 campaign in which they finished 15th in the Premier League,
Mikel Arteta opted against waking Myles Lewis-Skelly up to tell him his red card had been overturned, but he is confident the Arsenal teenager will have a “big smile on his face”. Lewis-Skelly was facing a three-match ban after he was controversially sent-off against Wolves for tripping Matt Doherty to stop a counter.