The PSG forward continues to showcase his leadership with the Parisians, now with a goal that left no one indifferent.

The PSG forward continues to showcase his leadership with the Parisians, this time with a hat-trick that left no one indifferent.

So, the Champions League is down to 24 teams and yes, giants like Man City and Paris Saint-Germain made it through in the end. So let's review the league phase, best XI and project who's winning it all.

Paris Saint-Germain secured a Champions League playoff spot, impressively beating Stuttgart in Germany 4-1. Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick, with Bradley Bar

There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.

Manchester City scored three second half goals to come back from the brink of elimination and advance to the UEFA Champions League’s inaugural knockout round playoffs following a thrilling 3-1 victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday night.

Luis Enrique's PSG were in danger of also missing the cut in November before they completed a remarkable turnaround, winning their last three games and scoring 11 goals

Ousmane Dembele played chief tormentor as Paris St Germain secured a playoff spot in the Champions League with a 4-1 away demolition of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday.

So much is up for grabs on Wednesday's Matchday 8, and here are the five players who'll help decide how it goes

Ousmane Dembélé went full beast mode, bagging a hat-trick as PSG steamrolled Stuttgart to book their spot in the Champions League play-offs. The German side?

Ousmane Dembeles hat-trick leads Paris Saint-Germain to a 4-1 victory over Stuttgart, securing a Champions League play-off spot.