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Aston Villa v Celtic (20:00 GMT)
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking to TNT Sports:
"We are trying to get the best out of our players.
"Our aim is to win and to get the top eight but we have to play, enjoy it and share the moments with our supporters. No more.
"Celtic have some good players and it will be a good challenge for us. I respect them and the coach."
Aston Villa v Celtic (20:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty Images"Split loyalties" have been reported on a 14-seater minibus carrying John McGinn's family and friends down to Birmingham.
The Aston Villa captain is a Celtic fan.
Speaking to BBC WM as the minibus took a pit stop at Gretna services, his brother Stephen - the St Mirren U18s coach - said the minibus had a "bit of a mix" on board.
"My mum and dad are on it, and then some friends - so there are some split loyalties on there - some Celtic fans jumped on."
Laughing, he said: "Honestly, there's a lot of people doing some acting, so I'm not really sure. There are poker faces.
"What I do say is it's a nice problem to have in terms of both qualifying. Had it been Villa needing the three points and Celtic needing the three points, it would have been a bit tense."
Aston Villa v Celtic (20:00 GMT)
This is the first time Aston Villa and Celtic have ever met in a competitive game.
Villa's only previous European game against another British club was in last season's Europa Conference League play-off when they beat Hibernian 8-0 on aggregate.
Celtic have drawn their past three games against English opposition in the Champions League, most recently 1-1 at Manchester City in December 2016.
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Man City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to TNT Sports about John Stones' return to the starting XI: "We don't have central defenders, so important.
"Hopefully, [he will play] all the game, but we will see.
"Ruben [Dias] is out and the new signings cannot play.
"We have Manu [Akanji] and now John is back."
On Club Brugge: "We expect the best from our opponents. It's a good way to be ready. I never expect they're going to perform bad, but mainly we are talking about our performance. If we win we go through, if we lose we go out. Today, that is the case."
On his final message to players: "I don't know - we will see!"
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Joe Hart
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
To say it would be embarrassing for Man City to be knocked out of the competition I think is disrespectful. They have just lost some games, it is not an embarrassing thing.
Pep Guardiola, the players, the fans are putting themselves on the line. They are professional players and a professional team doing everything they can. It's not embarrassing when it doesn't go your way.
From an ego side it might be a bit embarrassing but from the professional side not at all, it's just losing some games.
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
Man City are not just facing a good side from Belgium. They are facing one of the best teams.
Having been on a really good run of form, it gives you so much confidence and the Brugge players will be going to the Etihad and thinking they can really upset them. The biggest challenge for Man City was in November and December.
I think they have turned a corner more or less. Overall to achieve their goal and qualify for the Champions League next season, I think they will do that. They have overcome the biggest obstacles.
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter at the Etihad Stadium
The equation is simple.
Win and Manchester City are through to the play-offs. Fail to win and they are out of the Champions League before the knockout phase for the first time since 2012-13, when Roberto Mancini was in charge.
Pep Guardiola has never failed to get out of the group stage as a manager.
He was bullish about doing so tonight in yesterday's press conference and he has followed that up in his programme notes.
"We know we have to stand up and fight for our place in this competition," he said.
"We want to be in it and we will do absolutely everything we can to get three points tonight.
"This is a final. But we are here with our people.
"Now it is about playing with personality and being the best we can be. If we do that, I know we can win this match."
Who have been the winners and losers of the group phase? Shay Given and Thomas Hitzlsperger have their say.
Group stage winners and losers
Stuttgart v PSG (20:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesBoth Stuttgart and Paris St-Germain are on 10 points heading into the final fixture of the group stage.
A win for either side would guarantee them a place in the play-offs, while a defeat could lead to elimination.
"Experience tells me that when someone is keeping an eye on what is going on off the pitch, they stop doing what they need to do on the pitch, which means we will not leave it to chance," PSG boss Luis Enrique said.
"We are going out there to win which would improve our league position and that is our target."
Stuttgart suffered their first defeat of 2025 against Mainz on Saturday, and boss Sebastian Hoeness promised a reaction.
"We'll have to shake ourselves up now," he said. "And we'll convert the anger into energy for the next game. And that game is against Paris."
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Regarding the fire at Manchester City, the club have said: "We can confirm that tonight's match will kick off at 8pm as originally planned. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Etihad Stadium for tonight's match."
Aston Villa v Celtic (20:00 GMT)
Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter at Villa Park
The simplest scenario for Villa is a win for them here at Villa Park and for Atalanta to fail to beat Barcelona. That is the easiest scenario.
They are one of eight sides that have a one in two chance of finishing in the top eight. But, they've got to win.
Aston Villa v Celtic (20:00 GMT)
Image source, PA MediaBrendan Rodgers says Celtic's job is "certainly not complete" despite already being sure of a Champions League play-off spot at least.
A win would give them a tiny chance of finishing in the top eight but they would need nearly every other result to go their way.
"I think that the Premier League is the most competitive league in the world," former Liverpool and Leicester boss Rodgers said.
"It's where lots of top players are, lots of top managers are but it's not the only league in the world.
"I think there were options for me to stay in the Premier League, my choice was to go to Scotland, to Celtic, and I'm so happy that I did.
"OK, the competition might not be the same as what it is in the Premier League, but there are not many teams in the Premier League that rival the pressure that comes with managing a Celtic, or Rangers for that matter.
"It's a great achievement to be in the top 24, I think, if you look at the economics at this level.
"But for the players, they've been fantastic. They've worked very, very hard and do what we set out to do, which was to firstly arrive in the play-offs. So it's great.
"But our job's not complete in this series of eight games. We come here to a great venue. It's a fantastic team, but we want to come and and play to the level that we know we can."
Aston Villa v Celtic (20:00 GMT)
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side are facing a "fantastic coach" and "prestigious club".
Emery beat Celtic twice with PSG in 2017 - but lost to them with Spartak Moscow in 2012.
"Brendan Rodgers is a fantastic coach, he showed here in Leicester," he said.
"The last matches we played together was when he was at Leicester and it was always very difficult to beat the team he was managing.
"With PSG it was a different moment, we won but it was different teams.
"They are going to play feeling confident and trying to face us feeling they can be close to us as well.
"I know because I respect and analyse them. They have good players and a good coach, the club is a prestigious club and the players feel they are a team to play in Europe."
Villa need some results to go their way to finish in the top eight - but their play-off spot is secure.
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
With the likes of Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku injured, plus new signings unable to play, does Pep Guardiola have enough depth to change the game if the result is not going their way?
Man City fan Amos Murphy from the City Ramble tells The Football News Show why that is "a red flag" - but also why he backs the players who are fit to see them through to the Champions League play-offs.
The Football News Show: Are Manchester City short on game changers against Club Brugge?
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
To lose to Club Brugge would be a huge disappointment and it can happen. We would all be surprised but having seen them, this can happen.
But I think they will go through and they have shown recently in the Premier League that they are one of the best teams in Europe.
Man City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
If someone had told you six months ago that by January Manchester City would genuinely be facing the prospect of going out of the Champions League at the group phase, you probably would've laughed.
But, here we are.
A damaging run of poor form in both the Premier League and Champions League has left confidence low and City sit 25th in the European knockout phase table and needing a win on the final day to progress to the next phase.
Here's how they got here:
Image source, Getty ImagesMan City v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his side's Champions League situation is "not a problem" but "an opportunity" as they look to avoid exiting the competition at the group stage.
The 2022-23 champions are 25th in the 36-team league, two points out of the positions that qualify for the knockout phase play-offs.
They must beat Belgians Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium to avoid being eliminated at the group stage.
"The situation that we have is that we have to win the game and if not we will not continue in this competition," Guardiola said.
"We want to have another chance to play another two games, to have the chance of the next stages. It's not a problem, it's an opportunity."
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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.
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Real Madrid through to knockouts with comfortable Brest win
Real Madrid must go through the Champions League play-offs and a tie against either Manchester City or Celtic after failing to finish in the top eight despite comfortably beating Brest.
A Rodrygo double and Jude Bellingham's strike secured a win for the reigning champions, who needed a win in France to stand a chance of an automatic place in the round of 16.
But results elsewhere mean Carlo Ancelotti's side must play an extra two-legged tie if they are to defend their title.
Brest also go into the knock-out play-offs in their debut Champions League campaign.
After a slow start, Madrid assumed control in Guingamp and deservedly took the lead after 27 minutes through a fine goal from Rodrygo.
The Brazilian, who now has 10 goals in as many matches, cut inside a defender on his right foot, before shimmying back onto his left and striking a low effort in off the far post.
Madrid suffered a mighty scare as Ludovic Ajorque squeezed home a shot deflected off Aurelin Tchouameni, only to be determined narrowly offside following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.
Instead, Bellingham made it 2-0 after 57 minutes when he finished from Lucas Vazquez's cutback, and Rodrygo added a third by turning in the rebound from a Marco Bizot save.
Victories for Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa meant it was mathematically impossible for Madrid to reach the top eight no matter their result.
Instead the European champions finish 11th, and will face one of Manchester City or Celtic in the play-offs with the draw to be made on Friday.
Brest come 18th, and will face Benfica or Ligue 1 rivals Paris St-Germain in the next round.
Rodrygo (left) has scored 10 goals across his last 10 Real Madrid matches
Madrid have been in fine form of late, and have now won their last five games while scoring 20 goals in the process.
But their slow start to this Champions League campaign, in which they lost three of their first six matches, has ultimately cost them automatic progress to the round of 16.
Their vaunted attack in particular has found their touch too late - Rodrygo is now scoring at will, but only after going two and a half months without a goal.
Similarly Mbappe now seems to have adapted to his Real role as a central number nine, but the teething problems that were so evident earlier this campaign - such as the damaging loss at Liverpool - have still cost Madrid in the end.
It means Madrid must now go through an extra two play-off games in order to defend the title they regard as their birthright. While they will be well fancied to reach the last 16 and go further, it will be a sore point for Europe's most successful side that they have to take this road at all.
Brest, by comparison, will be thrilled to have reached the knockout stages of their first ever Champions League campaign.
The French side made a blistering start by going unbeaten in their first four league stage matches, but four winless games in the back half have cost them a top eight finish.
Eric Roy's side did have a tough draw - they are the first debutants to lose to Real Madrid and Barcelona in the same Champions League campaign since Leeds in 2000-01.
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
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| 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
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| 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
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| 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
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| 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
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| 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
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| 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
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| 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
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| 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
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| 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
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| 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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| 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
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| 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
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| 14 | PSV | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
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| 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
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| 16 | Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
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| 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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| 18 | Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
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| 19 | Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 |
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| 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
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| 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 |
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| 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
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| 23 | Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
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| 24 | Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
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| 25 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 |
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| 26 | Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
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| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
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| 28 | Bologna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
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| 29 | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 |
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| 30 | Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
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| 31 | Sparta Prague | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 |
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| 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
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| 33 | Girona | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
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| 34 | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 3 |
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| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 0 |
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| 36 | Young Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 0 |
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Manager: Éric Roy
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Éric Roy
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Brest have already lost to Barcelona in this season’s UEFA Champions League, with the last team to lose to both Real Madrid and Barça in their debut campaign in the competition being Leeds United in 2000-01.
Real Madrid have lost exactly half of their 14 away games against French opposition in the UEFA Champions League (W5 D2 L7), only posting a higher away loss rate versus Russian opponents in the competition (57% - P7 W2 D1 L4).
Real Madrid have only lost three of their last 29 games when facing a side for the first time in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (W23 D3), although one of those did come this season, also away from home against a French opponent (0-1 v Lille in October).
Among teams to have played 50+ games in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid are the club with the highest all-time win percentage (59.9% - 296 wins in 494 games).
Brest will be the 58th different team Carlo Ancelotti has faced in the UEFA Champions League, the most of any side. He has beaten 53 of the 57 teams he’s faced, also an outright high of any manager, although one of the four sides he hasn’t beaten is French club Lille in three attempts (D1 L2).
Real Madrid have kept just three clean sheets in their last 18 away UEFA Champions League matches, having kept five in their previous six away games beforehand.
After going unbeaten in their first four matches in the UEFA Champions League this season (W3 D1), Brest have since lost two of their last three (W1), while failing to score in both defeats – 0-3 v Barcelona on MD5 and 0-2 v Shakhtar Donetsk on MD7 last time out.
Since the start of the 2021-22 campaign, Vinícius Júnior has been directly involved in 40 goals in 41 appearances for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (24 goals, 16 assists); the most of any player in the competition in this period.
Kylian Mbappé has only faced one French side in the UEFA Champions League, playing against Lille on MD2 this season for Real Madrid and failing to score. The only other nation’s clubs he has faced and not scored against are Russian teams (two games vs. CSKA Moscow), although he has scored nine goals in 10 games against Brest in all competitions.
Abdallah Sima has scored 30% of Brest’s goals in the UEFA Champions League this season (3/10). However, he hasn’t netted in the competition since last October (v RB Salzburg), with his three goals this term all coming within the first two matchdays.
