CHELSEA face having to give up home advantage for their Champions League last 16 tie – because of a little-known Uefa rule. Liam Rosenior enjoyed the best win of his reign so far with the

After the last round of the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League, UEFA released the best XI of #8, with a Brazilian leading the attack!João Pedro made the selection, as did Bruno Felipe,

Follow the play-by-play updates from the Matchday 8 fixture, as it happened at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 28, 2026

It's difficult to know quite what will happen next with the Blues, but if you take things at face value, they are into the UCL last 16 and are the third-best English team in the competition based on their Premier League placing. That certainly helps in Power Ranking terms.

Enjoy all that happened in the 18 matches of the final matchday of the league phase in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League league phase reached its climax in thrilling fashion, with drama in the races for the eighth and 24th places.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday, as holders Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight.

Arsenal and Liverpool have been joined by Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16 while Newcastle will face a play-off as the Premier League clubs learned their next