The matches of the last 8th round of the actual phase in the Champions League will be played today. They all start at 22:00. One of the biggest question marks that will fall is where Manchester City will finish. At the moment, the champions of England are 25th in the standings, which means that they are out of the eliminations. In order to be among the teams with a chance for the 1/8 finals, they must definitely beat Bruges and hope for a mistake by one of the teams in front of them.

It is clear that the Belgians will try to counteract the "citizens" in only one way, and that is through good work in defense. Of course, the difference in classes is large and this is unlikely to matter. City have found a rhythm recently and the 3-1 win over Chelsea at the weekend was indicative in this regard. It will give even more spirit to the team before the upcoming clash, which is decisive for the English team's European season.

The battle for the top 8 is shaping up to be much fiercer. Places there send the teams directly to the round of 16. Outside of them, but with a chance of entering the first eight, are Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus.

As hosts, the Bavarians are without a mistake in the tournament, and now victory seems tied up in a towel in view of the serious difference between the two teams. Slovan plays the role of a punching bag so far. It is in penultimate place, without a point won and with the most goals conceded of all.

Real Madrid is visiting Brest. Since winning their 10th Champions League title in 2014, there has rarely been a season when the Spanish giants have not been serious contenders for the tournament. The team heads into the clash with their French rivals in good form, having won three in a row and scored 12 goals, with Kylian Mbappe scoring his first hat-trick for the club last weekend.

Juventus face the toughest task, as they host Benfica, a team that also has no room for error if they are to progress to the knockout stages.

Liverpool, who have been flawless so far, need just a point away to PSV to finish top. Only Barcelona can dethrone them, but they need to beat Atalanta at home and Anfield to lose. In that case, the Catalans will have the advantage on goal difference.

The full schedule of the 8th round matches:

22:00

Aston Villa - Celtic
Bayer Leverkusen - Sparta Prague
Bayern - Slovan Bratislava
Barcelona - Atalanta
Brest - Real Madrid
Dinamo Zagreb - Milan
Dortmund - Shakhtar Donetsk
Girona - Arsenal
Salzburg - Atletico Madrid
Inter - Monaco
Young Boys - Red Star
Lille - Feyenoord
Manchester City - Club Brugge
PSV - Liverpool
Sporting - Bologna
Sturm Graz - Leipzig
Stuttgart - PSG
Juventus - Benfica. | BGNES