⏮️ UCL: Man City escape; Liverpool finish top; Villa & Lille take top-eight | OneFootball

It was a riveting night of Champions League action as the first-ever league phase came to an end.

Manchester City escaped after turning around a halftime deficit, while Aston Villa and Lille both finished in the prestigious top-eight.

The full table:

Some tasty matchups!

After all of that madness...

Liverpool still finish top on the night but it was not without sweating!

A simple night for Atleti.

GOAL! Aston Villa 4-2 Celtic (Rogers)

It's a hat-trick for Morgan Rogers as Villa seal their top-eight finish.

A famous night at Villa Park!

RED CARD! Amara Nallo — Liverpool

It's a rough debut for Liverpool youngster Amara Nallo as he was sent off in the dying minutes as the Reds chase the game.

They certainly made it look difficult!

It is not looking good for Juve this evening!

GOAL! Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta (Pašalić)

Atalanta continue to play spoilers tonight has Mario Pašalić has hit on the break to reclaim parity and send Barça back into second.

GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (Can)

Emre Can has given BVB some breathing room of their own as they move two ahead Shakhtar. However, they remain just outside of the top-eight for now.

GOAL! Manchester City 3-1 Club Brugge (Savinho)

There is some breathing room for City now as Savinho has shown a deft touch to fire the home side ahead by two.

GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Atalanta (Araújo)

Barcelona move back into first place as they have pulled ahead against Atalanta once again.

As it stands! Drama galore.

GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Atalanta (Éderson)

Atalanta have pulled level in Barcelona thanks to a stunning goal from the edge of the box from Éderson.

PENALTY MISS!

In an unbelievable turn of events, Ollie Watkins has seen he penalty attempt go flying into the Holte End after slipping in his run up to the ball!

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Milan (Pjaca)

Milan are behind once again as Marko Pjaca has fired home from an acute angle to send Milan crashing out of the top-eight once again! What drama!

GOAL! Aston Villa 3-2 Celtic (Watkins)

Villa Park is alive once again as Ollie Watkins has fired the home side back into the lead to move back into the top-eight.

GOAL! Bayern Munich 2-0 Slovan Bratislava (Kane)

GOAL! Brest 0-2 Real Madrid (Bellingham)

After Brest saw their equaliser ruled out, Real Madrid have gone the other way to double their lead through Jude Bellingham.

GOAL! Manchester City 2-1 Club Brugge (Ordóñez OG)

Manchester City have completed the turnaround as a cross deflects into the back of the net off of a Brugge defender.

As it stands, City are back in the top-24!

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 (Pulisic)

The 10-men of Milan have pulled level in Zagreb and it's potentially a crucial one as they move back into the top-eight.

Brest appeared to pull level against Real Madrid as Ludovic Ajorque bagged for the home side, but the offside flag has spared the reigning champions.

GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (Gomes)

It could get nervy in Dortmund as the visitors have pounced on a goalkeeping error to pull one back.

GOAL! Manchester City 1-1 Club Brugge (Kovačić)

City are level! It's game on at the Etihad.

GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Atalanta (Yamal)

Who else but the young superstar? Barcelona have the lead as they look to hold onto a second place finish.

Arsenal's turnaround was completed just before the break as Ethan Nwaneri fired the Gunners ahead.

John Stones looked to have the chance to pull City level but his point-blank header goes wide.

An absolutely crazy opening 45 minutes at the Philips Stadion as PSV are out in front in a five-goal thriller so far.

The anxiety is palpable.

GOAL! Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk (Guirassy)

It's looking good for Borussia Dortmund.

GOAL! Manchester City 0-1 Club Brugge (Onyedika)

Alarm bells are ringing at the Etihad Stadium as Brugge have nabbed a goal on the break to take the lead over Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola's side must win to go through.

RED CARD! Yunus Musah - Milan

It's getting even worse for Milan who are set to miss out on a top-eight finish as it stands.

American midfielder Yunus Musah has been sent off for two quick yellow cards. The Rossoneri will now have to find their way back into the game with just 10 men.

GOAL! PSV 1-2 Liverpool (Elliot)

After PSV pulled level, Liverpool have rediscovered their lead thanks to s tidy finish from Harvey Elliot.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-2 Celtic (Idah)

Absolute scenes at Villa Park as Celtic have comeback to stun the home side. Adam Idah has done his best Morgan Rogers impression to score two goals in two minutes and pull the Scottish side level.

GOAL! Girona 1-1 Arsenal (Jorginho)

Jorginho converts from the spot for the Gunners to reclaim parity.

GOAL! Stuttgart 0-3 PSG (Dembélé)

PSG are cruising as Ousmane Dembélé has fired the visitors to a three-goal advantage thanks to a screamer from an acute angle.

GOAL! Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Sparta Prague (Wirtz)

The German champions are ahead and it comes through the likely suspect.

GOAL! Brest 0-1 Real Madrid (Rodrygo)

Real Madrid have found their opener through Rodrygo, and it could be a crucial goal as they move to within a point of the top-eight.

A look back on Morgan Rogers' historic opening five minutes at Villa Park this evening.

GOAL! Girona 1-0 Arsenal (Danjuma)

GOAL! PSV 0-1 Liverpool (Gakpo)

After PSV gave away a penalty, former PSV man Cody Gakpo has given the Reds the lead from the spot. Their place on top of the table is safe for now!

As it stands...

It may all be laughs and smiles on the touchline, but as it stands, Manchester City will not qualify for the knockout rounds. Uh-oh!

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Milan (Baturina)

Milan have seen their top-eight status erased in a matter of minutes as Borussia Dortmund have scored in there game, while Milan have gone a goal behind in Zagreb.

Dinamo youngster Martin Baturina has pounced on a defensive mistake to give the hosts the lead.

GOAL! Stuttgart 0-2 PSG (Dembélé)

GOAL! Juventus 0-1 Benfica (Pavlidis)

We've got a potential shock on our hands as Benfica have snatched the lead in Turin.

Vangelis Pavlidis finished off a slick Benfica move to stun the home crowd. Juve have a hole to dig themselves out of now.

GOAL! Inter 2-0 Monaco (Martínez)

Manchester City appeared to have found their opener, but İlkay Gündoğan's strike was chalked off.

GOAL! Lille 1-1 Feyenoord (Giménez)

We've a game on our hands in France as Lille and Feyenoord have traded goals in the opening 20 minutes.

GOAL! RB Salzburg 0-2 Atlético Madrid (Griezmann)

Who else but Griezmann? It's a quick two-goal advantage for Atleti.

RED CARD! Christian Mawissa — Monaco

It goes from bad to worse for Monaco as they find themselves a goal down and now a man down.

Christian Mawissa has been sent off after taking down Marcus Thuram from behind when the Inter striker had broken free.

GOAL! Stuttgart 0-1 PSG (Barcola)

PSG have joined the goal-parade in the opening 15 minutes this evening. Bradley Barcola has put the French giants in front in Stuttgart as they jump up into 16th.

GOAL! RB Salzburg 0-1 Atlético Madrid (Simeone)

Atleti have found their way into the top-eight thanks to a goal in the opening 10 minutes from Giuliano Simeone. Now that's how you make your dad proud!

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 (Rogers)

It's that man again as Morgan Rogers has nabbed his second goal just minutes after his first.

It's a dream start for Villa and Rogers!

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Celtic (Rogers)

The Villa Park faithful have been brought to their feet inside the opening five minutes as Morgan Rogers has put the home side ahead after capping off a superb team move.

Villa have now moved up into the top-eight for the time being!

GOAL! Inter 1-0 Monaco (Martínez)

The first goal of the night comes from the San Siro as Lautaro Martínez has put Inter ahead of Monaco from the penalty spot.

The teams are out around the grounds, and here we go!

🚨 TEAM NEWS — ARSENAL

🚨 TEAM NEWS — BAYERN MUNICH

🚨 TEAM NEWS — MANCHESTER CITY

🚨 TEAM NEWS — BARCELONA

🚨 TEAM NEWS — LIVERPOOL

The team news is starting to roll in. Here is how Liverpool will set up against PSV this evening!

The San Siro is ready, and looking as gorgeous as ever.

What a shot! Reports now say the fire has been contained but smoke has drifted into the concourses which could delay entry into the stadium for the fans.

Things are officially heating up in Manchester ahead of City's crucial clash with Club Brugge this evening.

We'll kick off the night with Real Madrid's team news as Ancelotti's men look to break into the top-eight.