OK, we are going to break down for you what the British clubs need to do to qualify for the knockout stages and the latest Opta projections about where they are likely to finish in the standings.

While we put all of that together for you, let's have a look at some goals.

Click here to watch the highlights of this week's Champions League ties.

Michael Brown
Former Manchester City and Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

I don't think it's anything new, it has been there for some weeks now that people have been saying 'is it a blip?' or 'is it a crisis?'. Everybody can say what they want but it's a major worrying time.

Is it a concern? Yeah of course it is. The players have to find a solution, so does the manager very, very quickly.

The players are hurting, they've had it so good. They have to find find a way, that's just what it is. They have not performed to the level, they know that. I think they will get stronger when some of the players and the squad is a bit better over time.

Despite falling to a 2-0 defeat by Juventus and the world seemingly crashing down around the feet of Manchester City - the expected goals (xG) for the game doesn't make for that bad viewing.

City actually had a higher xG for the game than Juventus and boasted more shots than their hosts.

On another day things could have looked very different.

Gary Cahill
Former Chelsea and Aston Villa defender on the Football Daily podcast

The manager obviously has a lot of faith in him [Myles Lewis-Skelly] to start him in a game like that with Kieran Tierney on the bench. He had other options and he chose to go with the young boy. It looks like he has a very bright future at 18-years-old.

It's interesting to hear Bukayo Saka speak about him like he is 35 [himself] when he is only 23 still. He impresses me so much, Saka. The way he carries himself. The way he performs. Everything he does at 23-years-old is unreal.

Going back to Myles Lewis-Skelly, what a terrific Champions League debut, 18 years of age, he's got a bright future.

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Gary Cahill
Former Chelsea and Aston Villa defender on the Football Daily podcast

They are only human, they've won four titles in a row, which is unreal and set the standards that they have which is why everyone's making such a big fuss. They lose a handful of games and all of a sudden it's the end of the world. There is still an element in me that is waiting for it to turn again and they go on some unbelievable run.

Since the start of November, Manchester City have conceded more goals across all competitions than any other team from Europe's big five leagues.

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Mike S: Sorry Pat Nevin but your comment on City is ludicrous. You say "it's only a tiny little drop, it's tiny". The results don't lie. The love-in with Pep amongst some pundits is being exposed for its naivety. Pep has never been tested in the fire of adversity. He's melting right now.

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Manchester City midfielder Rodri suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in City's 2-2 draw with Arsenal in September.

The injury is expected to keep him out for the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign, however, speaking last month, the Spaniard stated that he is "aiming to return this season."

"Now the seasons are getting longer and the Club World Cup ends on 13 July, I have in mind to return this year, as a challenge," he told Spanish show COPE.

"I've already started walking, and I feel better mentally than I thought I would."

This season's Premier League concludes on Sunday, 25 May.

Nothing amplifies Manchester City's frustration in the final third against Juventus more than the touch map of Erling Haaland.

The striker had just 18 touches of the ball in 90 minutes against the Italian side, the least out of anyone that started the game.

In fact, the player with next fewest was goalkeeper Ederson with 38, while the closest outfield player to him was Jeremy Doku with 47.

The amount of times that Haaland picked the ball up deep shows just how frustrating of a night it was for the forward, with five even coming in his own half.

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• Man City have lost seven of their past 10 matches across all competitions (W1 D2), as many defeats as they had suffered in their previous 105 matches combined (7).
• City have gone eight games without a clean sheet away from home in all competitions; the joint-longest such run of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career (also a run of eight in October 2016).

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on the Football Daily podcast

If it was one simple thing, Pep Guardiola would have sorted it. A lot of things have happened at the same time. Rodri not playing, not controlling the game, that makes a huge difference, first of all.

Second of all, I think for a period of time, they've had full-back problems, the second goal was an absolute stick-on of where your problem is there, particularly if you tell one of them to play centre midfield and they get lost.

Because of the respect that we've got for Manchester City and of the players and of what Pep Guardiola's done, it is true, they're not what they were because they're getting older and they can't get around the pitch quickly.

They're not as good players as they were, not as sharp or zippy. It's only a tiny little drop, it's tiny.

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We can talk all day about how the British clubs might finish up and what their league position could mean for their route through the competition - and believe us, we will.

But let's face it, the main thing we all want to see is GOALS.

Click here to watch the highlights of every single one of this week's Champions League ties.

Enjoy!

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Arsenal's final two Champions League fixtures of the league phase will come in early 2025 with one home game and one away.

• Dinamo Zagreb (h) - 22/01/25
• Girona (a) - 29/01/25