- The four parts of the Premier League reserved their place in the next round of competition.
- Manchester City must play a play-off to join others in the last 16
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The Manchester City reward for scraping the next stage of the Champions League is a clash against European weights Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
The Pep Guardiola team won a 3-1 victory over the Belgian side club Brugge in the Etihad on Wednesday night, although the final result could not paint a precise reflection of the meeting full of tension.
City followed the break knowing that only a victory would prolong its European adventure. But the 2023 champions produced a performance that lacked this term and responded with goals from Mateo Kovacic, Savinho and an own goal of Joel Ordonez.
The treacherous Pasaje del Manchester Club to the play-off round better exemplified the appeal of the renewed League of Champions and its next opponents further highlight the rise in the format.
City will need to overcome Madrid, who abandoned them from the competition 12 months ago on their way to a 15th bayern triumphant or German giants to join his premiere partner League Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa in the last 16.
Your opponent will be confirmed when the draw for the next stage of the competition takes place on January 31.
Manchester City discarded the next round of the Champions League after a 3-1 victory over the Brugge club
The Premier League giants uploaded an energetic return of the second half against the Belgians
City Will discovered whether they will face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the raffle on Friday
The new champions League format allows the team to draw its course until the final in Munich
If City is going through that glove, they will meet Bayer Leverkusen or Atlético de Madrid in the last 16.
Liverpool entered the last phase matches of the League guaranteed to end in one of the first two positions, and despite the defeat of the PSV Eindhoven, they finished the first stage at the top of the 36 -team table.
Before the game, Arne Slot revealed that he decided to leave 12 players from the first team at home for the accessory because he was not sure whether to ensure first place mattered to his future perspectives in the competition.
That is not yet clear, however, the Reds now know that they are probable that they face a French side in the last 16, with Monaco, Brest, PSG and Benfica their potential opponents.
On the other hand, Arsenal finished the first third stage, leveling at points with Barcelona in second place and only two points behind its rivals of the Premier League.
His 2-1 victory over Girona secured a meeting against one from AC Milan, Juventus, PSV or Feyenoord.
The Gunners will imagine their possibilities against the four teams in their day, but each one could pose problems for Mikel Arteta's outfit.
The final inclusion in the first Oight was Aston Villa, who booked his place in the next round with an exciting 4-2 victory over the Celtic Scottish champions in Villa Park.
Liverpool beat the League phase despite losing their last game against PSV and could face the French PSG champions in the next round
Arsenal ended third in the classification, but they have a more difficult set of potential opponents in the next round
Aston Villa secured the eighth place in the League phase and the qualification for the last 16, where they could meet Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge
Without a doubt, the side of the Unai Emery will be happy to have assured a place among the elite of Europe in its first campaign in more than 40 years, but their relatively humble position opened them to a hard round of knockout.
However, the Midlands club seemed to have avoided a giant European team at the moment. His possible clashes are against Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Brugge.
The Italian side would be the only outfit that Emery can lose sleep trying to play.
Far from the Premier League teams, it is now confirmed that Celtic plays Madrid or Bayern for a place in the last 16.
The renewed competition has also thrown a series of possible heavyweight confrontations, including the last 16 ties between AC Milan and Inter Milan and a true Derby of Atlético de Madrid.
