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Champions League Knockout Stage Set as British Clubs Advance The final round of Champions League group matches has concluded, determining the teams progressing to the knockout phase. A Manchester City staged a dramatic comeback against Club Brugge to claim a place in the play-offs, while Aston Villa and Arsenal joined Liverpool, who had already confirmed their last-16 berth. Celtic, despite a 4-2 loss to Aston Villa, also advanced to the play-offs. The final league phase table standings is as follows: View this post on Instagram A post shared by UEFA Champions League (@championsleague) Teams through to each stage Last 16: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa. Knockout Phase Play-offs: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Manchester City, Sporting, Club Brugge. Eliminated: Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bologna, Sparta Prague, Leipzig, Girona, Red Star Belgrade, Sturm Graz, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava, Young Boys. High-stakes play-off draw awaits The draw for the knockout play-offs, scheduled for Friday, 31 January at 11:00 GMT, will determine the matchups for the two-legged ties on 11-12 and 18-19 February. Manchester City and Celtic are set for formidable tests, with one facing defending champions Real Madrid and the other taking on Bayern Munich. The winners of those ties will meet either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16. Other notable potential matchups include Juventus against AC Milan, while Paris Saint-Germain are set for a domestic battle against either Monaco or Brest. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UEFA Champions League (@championsleague) Last-16 scenarios Liverpool, having finished in the top two, will avoid Barcelona until the final. The Reds will face one of Monaco, Brest, PSG, or Benfica in the last 16, while Barcelona will take on another of those teams. Arsenal, who secured third place, will play either Feyenoord, Juventus, AC Milan, or PSV. Meanwhile, Aston Villa, after edging into the top eight, are set to face one of Sporting, Club Brugge, Atalanta, or Borussia Dortmund. The last-16 ties are scheduled for 4-5 and 11-12 March, with the draw set for 21 February, when clubs will also learn their potential routes to the final. With elite teams still in contention and heavyweight clashes on the horizon, the Champions League knockout rounds promise high drama as the road to European glory continues.
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