PSV beat Liverpool on a night to rememberEINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – JANUARY 29: Johan Bakayoko of PSV Eindhoven celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25

After a frantic last round of action Wednesday, the inaugural 36-team league phase in Champions League history is over.

Liverpool need a point to secure the top spot of the group stage after securing a place in the round of 16 last time

LONDON — 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

Manchester City’s reward for sealing their place in the Champions League knockout play-off stage is a tie with either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. Pep Guardiola’s men went into

Liverpool are on the brink of a perfect Champions League group stage record, needing only a draw in their final match against PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion to secure top spot. However, the Reds aim to enter the round of 16 with a flawless 100% win streak.

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.

But, according to DaveOCKOP, Liverpool could miss Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez, and Curtis Jones in their final Champions League league phase match. Jota is nursing a muscle injury, Gomez is recovering from a hamstring issue, and Jones is deemed a doubt owing to a minor knock.