Day 8 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase was played this week. UEFA is organizing a series of fan votes. Paris Saint-Germain, who won at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Wednesday against Stuttgart (1-4,

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembélé completed the second hat trick of his career, and it was good timing for his team.

There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.

Germain's Ousmane Dembélé hit a hat trick as all four French sides involved in the Champions League survived the cut of 12 teams to move into Friday's draw for the second phase of

Day 8 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase was played this week. UEFA then organizes various fan votes. Paris Saint-Germain, who won at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Wednesday against Stuttgart (1-4,

So much is up for grabs on Wednesday's Matchday 8, and here are the five players who'll help decide how it goes

So, the Champions League is down to 24 teams and yes, giants like Man City and Paris Saint-Germain made it through in the end. So let's review the league phase, best XI and project who's winning it all.

Gianluigi Donnarumma produced a save that kept the momentum going for his team as PSG progressed to the Champions League playoffs.

Manchester City stayed in the Champions League, barely. Paris Saint-Germain saved its elite status in style. Both had risked embarrassing exits before winning on Wednesday, grateful to be among the 24 teams in the knockout stage.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages.

Dembélé’s hat trick in a 4-1 victory over Stuttgart on Wednesday took him to 16 goals overall, which is already a career best. He has taken 25 games to reach that mark, a far better ratio than his previous best of 14 in 42 for Barcelona in 2018-19.