In addition to the €18.5 million earned for making the final, the Champions League winners take home an additional €6.8 million
Which teams are in the hunt for automatic qualification for the last 16? Who's on the brink of elimination? What about the playoffs?
Liverpool, UEFA Champions League and Lille
Liverpool are through to the Champions League knockout stages, but two players are now just one booking away from a one-match suspension after the win over Lille
UEFA Champions League standings after Wednesday's penultimate round of group matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
The UEFA Champions League returns Jan. 21 after a break that lasted over a month. Barcelona and Liverpool headline Tuesday's action.
The 2024-25 Premier League's chase for European qualification is thick and heavy, with as many as a dozen teams harboring hope of making it to the next season's UEFA Champions League, Europa League, or Conference League.
The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.
The Champions League has never before seen the kind of hectic multi-screen action that will play out in the eighth and final round of games next Wednesday.
In addition to the €18.5 million earned for making the final, the Champions League winners take home an additional €6.8 million
Arne Slot ’s Liverpool continued their flawless Champions League run with a 2-1 win over French side Lille on Tuesday evening, but finishing top of the standings could be detrimental to their aspirations of reaching the final and subsequently winning silverware in the Dutchman's maiden campaign.
Arsenal and Inter Milan could be in for a nightmare draw, with the likes of Real Madrid, Juventus, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Paris Saint Germain as potential opponents. City, whose fate hangs in the balance, could face PSV Eindhoven in the play-offs before taking on Atletico Madrid or AC Milan.