Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

Brilliant midfield burst from Mateo Kovacic and he has fired Manchester City level. They BADLY needed that. Manchester City fans seeing their team have 45 minutes to score two goals and avoid #UCL elimination 😭 pic.twitter.com/NJjbUP8Auu

Ruben Amorim insisted that despite his difficult start as Manchester United manager, his side must target winning the Europa League after booking their last-16 spot with a 2-0 victory at Steaua Bucharest on Thursday.

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Score and updates as Idah stuns Villa with two quick goals to pull Celtic level - The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round

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Guardiola had persisted with Matheus Nunes at right-back and he was beaten so easily by Ferran Jutglà; a simple stop-and-go move and a shake of the hips all it took. Brugge had broken initially through their captain, Hans Vanaken, and when Jutglà crossed low with City stretched, Onyedika applied the firm first-time finish.

Celtic qualified for the play-off phase of the Champions League after a late own goal earned a deserved 1-0 win over Young Boys. Visiting captain Loris Benito knocked the ball into his own net in the 86th minute after substitute Adam Idah ’s effort was saved by goalkeeper Marvin Keller following Reo Hatate’s excellent through ball.

Manchester beat Club Brugge to advance to the playoffs of the Champions League 2024-25 while Liverpool and Barcelona were the only teams already guaranteed a place in the top eight and automatic progress to the round of 16 as they stayed first and second.

Morgan Rogers scored hat-trick and Ollie Watkins opened his Champions League account as Aston Villa beat Celtic 4-2 in a breathtaking game to seal their last-16 spot on Wednesday.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is confident his side can "make it difficult" for either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the Champions League play-off round, but admits it will be a "huge challenge".

The inaugural ‘league phase’ of the revamped Champions League concluded after Matchday 8 unfolded across Europe last night.Despite their first European defeat under Arne Slot, Liverpool finished