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.

Paris Saint-Germain showed that there is life in their UEFA Champions League campaign still with an incredible fightback from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Manchester City at a rainy Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

Germain's Ousmane Dembélé hit a hat trick as all four French sides involved in the Champions League survived the cut of 12 teams to move into Friday's draw for the second phase of

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembélé completed the second hat trick of his career, and it was good timing for his team.

Ousmane Dembélé went full beast mode, bagging a hat-trick as PSG steamrolled Stuttgart to book their spot in the Champions League play-offs. The German side?

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So, the Champions League is down to 24 teams and yes, giants like Man City and Paris Saint-Germain made it through in the end. So let's review the league phase, best XI and project who's winning it all.

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as it rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona; Paris St Germain beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 to move into the next round.

Paris Saint-Germain won 1-4 against Stuttgart (video highlights Stuttgart/PSG) this Wednesday at the Mercedes-Benz Arena as part of matchday 8 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase. After the match,

Dembélé’s hat trick in a 4-1 victory over Stuttgart on Wednesday took him to 16 goals overall, which is already a career best. He has taken 25 games to reach that mark, a far better ratio than his previous best of 14 in 42 for Barcelona in 2018-19.

Paris Saint-Germain secured a Champions League playoff spot, impressively beating Stuttgart in Germany 4-1. Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick, with Bradley Bar