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Full time whistles have been blown across Europe.

Manchester City's 3-1 victory over Club Brugge books their place in the knockout play-off phase, where they will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

Were you at the game or following from elsewhere?

Tell us your thoughts on City's performance here

Come back to this page on Thursday to find a selection of your replies

Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Europa League game at FCSB (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• He said Marcus Rashford "has to change" and "if he changes then we are more than welcome to have him in the team".

• More on Rashford: "We have to set some standards. We are waiting for Marcus and if he wants it really, really badly. It is not personal. I have nothing against Rashford. It is the same rules for everyone."

• On why Rashford is not making matchday squads: "We are a better team with Marcus Rashford. That is clear. He is a big talent. But until it changes [approach to training], then it is the same."

• He said it is "really important" to beat FCSB because avoiding the play-offs "would be massive" for resting players.

• Asked what he would do "if Sir Jim Ratcliffe rang him up one morning to tell him to play a certain player", he laughed and replied: "I am the head coach. I am the one who picks the team."

• On their Romanian opponents: "They are a strong team, good from set-pieces and can win difficult matches sometimes without a lot of possession. A really smart team so we will have to perform well to win the game."

• He said it is no surprise to him they are doing well in Europe "because anything can happen in football" and went on to use United's league position as an example of that.

• On whether the club is in "crisis": "It is not a crisis but it is a problem because this club is a massive club. It was 27 years with the same person and with him in charge of everything, so we need to start doing that without Sir Alex and just with a small help from him."

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FCSB need to play the "perfect game" if they are to get a surprise Europa League win against Manchester United, says head coach Elias Charalambous.

Both teams are already guaranteed to progress to play-offs but Thursday's final match in the new-look league phase offers them the chance to seal a place in the last 16.

"We know that in these kind of games, especially with Manchester United, to win the game we have to make everything perfect, and this is the way that we can win these kind of games," Charalambous said.

"We have to be in our best shape, to eliminate our mistakes and to make a perfect game in order to win these three points that are the target for tomorrow."

FCSB are the reigning Romanian champions and currently sit second in this season's SuperLiga as they welcome a United side looking to win a third straight match.

Despite Ruben Amorim's recent comments suggesting this United team are "maybe the worst" in the club's history, Charalambous still expects a tough challenge.

"Manchester United is always Manchester United," he added. "A huge club and for sure you know very well that especially in the Premier League all the games are equal.

"I believe that this doesn't have anything to do with us tomorrow because we know very well that the game will be very hard. And, I repeat, to compete with these teams you have to be perfect."

All four English teams take part in Wednesday's Champions League action.

• Aston Villa v Celtic

• Girona v Arsenal

• Man City v Club Brugge

• PSV v Liverpool

All kick-off times 20:00 GMT

Follow all of the action and reaction here

Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter

Marcus Rashford has been left out of Manchester United's travelling squad for Thursday's Europa League encounter with Romanian side FCSB in Bucharest.

Rashford trained with United at Carrington this morning but head coach Ruben Amorim has opted to leave the 27-year-old out of his 21-man squad.

Rashford has been at the centre of huge speculation about a loan move away from Old Trafford before the transfer window closes on Monday.

It is widely assumed Amorim would prefer Rashford to move elsewhere. The former Sporting coach has never said that specifically; however, he has repeatedly questioned Rashford's attitude and said after Sunday's win at Fulham he would prefer to select his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach rather than choose a player who did not meet his standards.

Rashford's former international team-mate Luke Shaw was also left out by Amorim.

Shaw has only just returned to training following his latest injury setback at the beginning of December.

Former Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown and BBC Sport's John Bennett join Ben Croucher on The Football News Show to discuss why they feel the revamped Champions League format has been a success and why we should be excited by the final round of group games on Wednesday.

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Henry Brownsey
BBC Sport journalist

Not many people would have predicted Manchester City would need a win in the final group stage game to qualify for the Champions League play-offs.

But after two wins, two draws and three losses, that is exactly what they need.

If they win at home to Club Brugge they go through. Anything else, and they are eliminated.

Here's how they have got to this point.

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City started their campaign with a 0-0 home draw against Inter Milan.

In a repeat of the 2023 final, City dominated possession and took 22 shots, creating 2.35 xG - but faced a stubborn Inter side and had to settle for a point.

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Pep Guardiola's side then got back on track, with the type of victories fans have become accustomed to - a 4-0 win in Slovakia against Slovan Bratislava and 5-0 at home against Sparta Prague, which included some Erling Haaland acrobatics.

They moved third in the table and seemed well set to make a bid for automatic qualification through to the last 16.

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However, City then travelled to Portugal to take on Ruben Amorim's Sporting side, and, despite taking a fourth-minute lead through Phil Foden, a hat-trick from former Coventry striker Viktor Gyokeres helped condemn City to a 4-1 defeat.

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Three weeks later, they blew a three-goal lead at home to Feyenoord.

Ilkay Gundogan and an Erling Haaland double had put City in a comfortable position against the Dutch side only for Feyenoord to find three goals in the final 15 minutes to rescue a 3-3 draw.

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This was followed by consecutive defeats - 2-0 to Juventus at the Allianz Stadium and 4-2 to PSG - another game where City relinquished a lead.

Fortunately for City, despite what has been a wretched Champions League campaign, qualification remains in their hands.

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Left-back Luke Shaw returned to group training on Wednesday before Manchester United's Europa League game at FCSB.

Shaw featured in Ruben Amorim's first three matches in charge, before an injury setback that has kept him out since the start of December.

Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Alejandro Garnacho also trained, amid speculation surrounding their Old Trafford futures.

Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter

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Not since the 2012-13 season, when Sir Alex Ferguson was still Manchester United manager and Roberto Mancini was in charge, have Manchester City exited the first phase of the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola has never had that experience in his entire managerial career. But that is the fate which awaits if they fail to beat Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola did not react well in his press conference yesterday when asked if going out would be an 'embarrassment'.

"Ask me the question after," he said. "Thank you for your concern but after the game I will answer you."

He had already said: "I think we will do it."

City have spent £123m on three transfers of senior players this month, none of whom can play against Club Brugge this evening.

They do not have any problems meeting current Profit and Sustainability regulations as they have sold so well over the years.

However, there will be a financial hit if they fail to make it through.

The winner of the tournament will get around €25m (£20.95m) and clubs reaching the last 16 will receive €11m (£9.22m) in prize money alone.

It is a hefty sum to miss out on.

"I didn't speak with my CEO about that," Guardiola added. "I would say the budget is positive but I'm not naive enough to know how important this competition is financially for the club.

"But we want to try and go though for sporting reasons."

Listne to full commentary of Manchester City v Club Brugge on BBC Radio 5 Live from 20:00 GMT

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We asked you to tell us one thing that no one is talking about regarding Manchester United.

Here are some of your comments:

Tom: One thing we aren't talking about is how our under-18 squad are unbeaten in the league, yet none of them are being called up for the senior squad. Wayne Rooney made his senior debut at 16 - where are our unbeaten under-18 squad and why isn't Amorim considering them?

Yusuf: I think one thing that hasn't been talked about enough is the situation with Casemiro. He has struggled with injures and form this season. He was once seen as our backbone of United midfield, but with stars like Kobbie Mainoo and other bright young midfielders emerging such as Toby Collyer as well it seems he doesn't have a future. It's time for him to leave and start afresh somewhere else.

Steve: We've made some massive mistakes in the transfer market, but the biggest regret for the club has to be not having Scott McTominay at Amorin's disposal. Our most underrated player since Gary Neville. Not ruling out us making a £110m bid for him though.

Billy: Harry Amass had a good pre-season and is an attacking left-back, which anyone with eyes can see we need!

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Aarush: No one is talking about Rasmus Hojlund. He has two goals in the Premier League this season, which is the same as Martinez! He scores goals in the Europa League but is so inconsistent. Surely it's time to either replace him, or train him more.

Matt: Why haven't we just activated the buy-back clause for Alvaro Fernandez? Better and cheaper than Patrick Drogu. Surely this is the reason why you have a clause in the first place?

SurferSi: People are not talking enough about the fact that the family that have nearly brought this club to its knees are still the majority owners, and are still pillaging the club of yet more funds. Lay off Sir Jim Ratcliffe, give him time, and hammer the Glazers please.

Richard: Everyone is talking about profit and sustainability and Financial Fair Play rules but no one is talking about the Glazers handcuffing the club by selling a stake to Ineos but keeping the club in debt when they should be made to conduct a full sale or clear the debt. This would alleviate PSR and help Ineos make the necessary changes to the squad and footballing side of the business. How we can plead poverty and be looking to build a £2bn stadium is beyond me?