The top 24 from the 36-team league phase table make it through, with the leading eight advancing immediately to the round of 16. Those placed between ninth and 24th have to first duke it out across a series of two-legged knockout playoffs before being paired with the top eight.

Here is the full UEFA Champions League league phase schedule, with dates and kick off times for the group stage. Below is all of the information you need, as we enter the final few rounds of the group stage with so much up in the air and still to be decided.

Tonight, Liverpool won an away Champions League match without Mohamed Salah for the first time since November 2009 in Debrecen, in what was Jamie Carragher's last ever Champions League match for the club.

The Champions League is wrapped up for the calendar year, yet the league phase table is still to be finalized. Only six of the league phase’s eight matchdays have been played so far, with the remaining two fixtures staged in January. Only after those decisive games have been played will we know which teams have progressed to the knockout stage.

The UEFA Champions League league phase is is full flow, as 36 teams will play eight matches — four home and four away — in bids to reach the knockout rounds. There are two paths to the Round of 16: Eight teams will qualify directly via the league phase table, while eight more will emerge from playoff ties pitting teams 9-24 in home-and-away legs.

Draw: BVB have gone undefeated for seven Bundesliga matches, but have shared the points in three of those seven games. Overall, no team has more draws than BVB (five) this season.Streak

Barcelona went into their match against Benfica without the injured Aitana Bonmati, Patri Guijarro, Ona Batlle, Salma Paralluelo, Kika Nazareth and, at the last minute, Irene Paredes, who was suffering from a fever. Even so, they beat Benfica and practically sealed their place in the next round.

This soccer match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch this match can do so for free by using Paramount+, which offers a free trial and has exclusive access to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, along with NWSL action.

Juventus is one point away from a seeded playoff spot in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage thanks to a pair of goals from two of CONCACAF's finest, Weston McKennie and Jonathan David.