Meanwhile, Bayern Munich eased past Slovan Bratislava 3-1 in the but the Germans missed out on a top eight finish and automatic qualification and will go into a playoff for a spot in the Round of 16

The victory relieves the pressure on PSG coach Luis Enrique and sets the French giants up for a two-legged knockout tie in February to progress to the last 16. The loss means Stuttgart are eliminated from the Champions League on their return to the competition after 15 years.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart, qualifying themselves for the Champions League playoffs.

STUTTGART: Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages. PSG were at risk of elimination after a disappointing group stage,

Manchester City survived a huge scare to stay alive in the Champions League when they had to come from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 on Wednesday and reach the play-offs for the last 16. There an even tougher test awaits them because they will either face defending and record champions Real Madrid or five-time winners Bayern Munich,

The league phase of Champions League has come to a close and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoided disaster by securing their spots in the knockout stage. Buoyed by hat tricks from Morgan Rogers,

Sports Mole's Champions League Team of the Week (3-4-3): Courtois (Real Madrid); Llorente (Atletico), Kimmich (Bayern), Stones (Man City); Wirtz (Leverkusen), Rogers (Villa), Baturina (Dinamo), Sahraoui (Lille); Rodrygo (Real Madrid), L Martinez (Inter), Dembele (PSG)

For the final time in the league phase, it’s our Champions League Team of the Week. Here are our top performers from matchday eight.Goalkeeper: Anatoliy Trubin – BenficaBenfica beat Juventus on

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

The league phase of Champions League has come to a close and Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain avoided disaster by securing their spots in the knockout stage. Buoyed by hat tricks from Morgan Rogers,

Manchester City flirted with a disastrous exit from the Champions League before rallying to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in a must-win game.

Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal qualified directly for the last 16 on Wednesday in the final round of league-phase matches.