Liverpool could seal their place in the top eight but the picture is lot less rosy for Manchester City, Real Madrid and PSG

With the teams placed from ninth to 24th securing a spot in the playoff round, it means those places between 25th and 33rd are still in with a fighting chance. Bologna, for example, have just two points from six games but two wins now could propel them to the top 24 (if results go in their favour).

Who's likely to start and who is unavailable or doubtful? UEFA.com predicts the Matchday 7 line-ups. UEFA.com gives Fantasy Football managers a helping hand by predicting the line-ups for this week's UEFA Champions League league phase games.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to Sky Sports after today's game: "We are really pleased, we are back to doing things that define this team for the last 10 years. Really pleased for the three points and to climb into qualification for the Champions League for next season,

While the number of Americans playing soccer professionally outside of the United States has been rising in the past 10 years, only a handful populate the rosters of Europe’s clubs. Within those