The league phase has already been beneficial to plenty. Leaders Liverpool are almost assured of finishing at the summit, bringing in at least €9.9m in a ranking bonus, as well as their seven wins being worth an additional €14.7m. Not to be sneezed at when there is also the €18.6m equal share they have been allotted.

Discover the latest UEFA Champions League standings, thrilling match results, and key storylines as Europe’s elite clubs battle for the ultimate football crown.

With just one game left to play in the Champions League league phase, Real Madrid have a slim chance of automatically qualifying for the round of 16. Going into

Which clubs look likely to qualify automatically? Barcelona and Liverpool confirmed their automatic qualification for the round of 16 last week with wins over Benfica and Lille. L

It expanded over the years and in 1992 was rebranded the Champions League. From 2003, 32 teams played in eight groups of four, with 16 advancing to a knockout stage. But for this season the group stage was scrapped and replaced by one group of 36 teams.

The Champions League group phase comes to a close this week, with only two clubs officially qualified into the round of 16.Liverpool and Barcelona have confirmed their place into the knockout rounds,

We have hit a pivotal week in the revamped Uefa Champions League as the first 36-team group-stage reaches its final round of matches. On Wednesday, all 18 games will kick off at the same time – midnight UAE – with 16 of them involving teams who could make it through to the next round.