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.

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The group stage of the UEFA Champions League officially came to a close on Wednesday and the standings are now final. Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal,

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Lautaro Martinez scores a hat-trick as Inter Milan confirm their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a comfortable victory against Monaco.

Scottish champions Celtic have already secured their place in the knockout play-offs after beating BSC Young Boys last week, while Villa lost 1-0 at AS Monaco. Brendan Rodgers is without Cameron Carter-Vickers through injury, while Daizen Maeda is suspended. Kyogo Furuhashi was sold to Stade Rennais earlier this week.

THE brand new Champions League league phase is over and we now know who will be facing who in the next round. All four of the English clubs have managed to advance from the first round with

LONDON (AP) — Here’s the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa Monaco or Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica (for the right to play Liverpool or Barcelona)

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