The Champions League and the genuine drama go hand in hand.
The leading competition of Europe rarely delivers nothing more than excitement and chaos, with the extended and newly looking format of this season repeating the impulses again and again in the first seven weeks of the first phase of the first division.
It is unlikely that the final round of the last round of Wednesday will fight for your berth in the last 16 or the playout play-off round. A lot is decided and there will be no lack of stories.
Here are six things that you should pay attention to in the last round of the league phase games.
Few would have expected the 2024/25 fights in Manchester City, and their underperformance is immersed in a hot European campaign. They left two victories, two draws and three defeats in a dangerous position and sit in front of the top 24 in one last encounter with Club Brugge.
The victory will secure its place in the Knockout phase, but with every other result it will be removed. Your Belgian opponents should not cope with the wealth of the superstars in Knockout. However, this is not a city team that we recognize in the past few weeks despite improvements.
Each slip-up costs its place in the Champions League and does not see it for the first time since 2012/13 in the KO level of the competition.
Although Real Madrid had now secured her place in the next phase, she was in a position similar to in Manchester a few weeks ago. An overwhelming start of the defense of her European crown kept her in danger and you were able to miss the automatic qualification for the last 16.
However, the victory in a matchday 8 conflict with the French exaggerating Brest, but could see that they violate the top-eight of the top night, and Kylian Mbappe could be the differentiator for Los Blancos against the surprise success of this year’s competition .
The former star of Paris Saint-Germain returns exceptionally to France after being scored eight times in his last five games, including a hat trick on the weekend. Mbappe, who also scored nine goals in ten past games against Brest, suffered a 1-0 defeat against Lille at his last French adventure and would like to avoid a similar result on Wednesday.
Rangers were already exposed to all-British duels in the Europa League in the Europa League this season, but so far there have been no such battles in the Champions League. That changes on Wednesday.
Aston Villa and Celtic, both of whom have secured at least one knockout play-off place, are the horns in England’s West Midlands blocked European champions.
It should be a lively affair in Villa Park when Celtic for the first time since 2016/17 English enemies.
Arne Slot knows everything about Liverpool’s upcoming Champions League opponent PSV Eindhoven. They are the team that prevents his Feyenoord team from winning the Eredivisie last season by accumulating overall record-breaking points.
Slot was only confronted in Heerenveen in several times as PSV, which he fought nine times as a coach. He has a balanced record in these games, wins, draws and loses three duels.
Liverpool has already secured her place with seven wins from seven wins on the last 16 and only needs one point to end the league.
But could PSV, which has not yet guaranteed their place in the KO -rounds, give them their first defeat of the Champions League in the Netherlands of Slot in the season?
Barcelona is the only other team that guarantees their position in the last 16 -although several teams are also a top -dach -finish -after a real bunch company and a controversial 5: 4 victory over Benfica last week. Raphinha’s deceased winner means that you can easily breathe 8 on matchday and can even secure the top spot if you can win and lose Liverpool.
They stand in front of an Atalanta team that impressed in Serie A and are still fighting for one last 16 point, even if they are guaranteed at least in the knockout play-offs. The winners of the Europa League in the Europa League in the last term are the second highest goal scorers in the top Italian class and have scored impressive 18 goals in seven European games.
Barcelona’s high line of defense kept her repeated problems against Benfica, but they were in a scintling form of attack. Similarly, Atalanta is offensive, but occasionally susceptible to the back and may lead to a chaotic and targeted matter in Catalonia.
Stuttgart against Paris Saint-Germain may not be the fixed existing system on Wednesday evening, but it is a match that could have seismic consequences. Both sides are currently in the top 24, but it is not guaranteed that the winner will secure their place in the play-offs.
PSG’s victory over Manchester City Last weekend she brought her into a promising position to qualify after a shaky campaign, but the French giants will not find an uncomplicated trip to Mhpara. Stuttgart has struggled with young boys and Slovan Bratislava in the past two years and scored points from Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga during this term.
The encounter on Wednesday may be a thriller because both sides know their work, but it could only be one that passes to the knockout phase.