The revamped Champions League league phase is coming to a close and Liverpool are in pole position, while Manchester City face a fight to remain in the competition

If Mikel Arteta had been making a checklist of what Arsenal needed from Dinamo Zagreb's to the Emirates Stadium. it might have looked a little something like this: the three points that would take them to the brink of the round of 16,

Liverpool have already booked their place in the Champions League round of 16 and Arsenal are well-placed to join them, while Manchester City are at risk of being eliminated

Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa all have just one Champions League game remaining in the 2024-25 league phase. The Gunners, who defeated Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in their penultimate league phase match on Wednesday night,

Arsenal sit fifth in the Champions League table heading into tonight’s action, having won four of their opening six games. They drew with Europa League holders Atalanta and lost to Inter Milan but have otherwise impressed, with the 5-1 win away at Sporting CP surely their standout performance.

In the six weeks since Arsenal last played in it, the Champions League has become their best, perhaps even their last, hope of silverware this season. For Mikel Arteta, then, the calculus on how to approach the two remaining league phase games must change.

Paris Saint-Germain pushed Manchester City to the brink of Champions League elimination after coming from two goals down to win 4-2 on Wednesday, while Arsenal all but secured their place in the last 16.

League phase latest standings as 2024-25 season resumes - Liverpool are sitting pretty at the top of the new-look League table

It will be an unprecedented Champions League's Matchday 8 as all the teams will be playing at the same time on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City need to win in their last tie of the league phase to avoid the elimination from the tournament,