Champions League prediction, kick-off time, latest team news, TV, live stream, odds - The 2023 winners must win tonight or face a shock League Phase exit

Manchester City will compete in next month's Champions League knockout play-off round after beating Club Brugge 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Manchester City know only a win will do when they host Club Brugge in their final league-phase game. They have not missed out on the Champions League knockout stages since 2012/13.

Manchester City need a win over Club Brugge to reach the UEFA Champions League playoff round as the Etihad Stadium gets an veritable elimination game to finish the league phase on Wednesday.

Manchester City snuck through to the play-off phase of the Champions League after coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and finish 22nd of the 24 qualified teams to secure progress.

On a dramatic night in which only two of the closing 18 matches were dead rubbers, Man City got the win it needed to avoid an embarrassing exit.

John Stones was Manchester City's best player when they won the Champions League final against Inter Milan in 2023. Can his return save them from league-phase elimination against Club Brugge?

Manchester City risk a premature exit from the UEFA Champions League at home to Club Brugge on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola's men welcome their Belgian visitors to Etihad Stadium this midweek, having gotten over their main blip although it is too late to save their English Premier League title chances.

Inter Milan, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid sealed top-eight finishes as expected — joining Liverpool and Barcelona advancing directly to the round of 16 – with low-key wins. Inter beat Monaco 3-0, Arsenal won 2-1 at Girona and Atletico won 4-1 at Salzburg, which had a woeful campaign.

Follow the Man City vs Club Brugge LIVE below with our dedicated match blog. Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Manchester City vs Club Brugge. It all comes down to the final matchday for Man City to book a place in the Champions League knockout phase.

Manchester City beat Club Brugge in a huge Champions League showdown and avoided a shock elimination in the process. Pep Guardiola's side knew only a win would be enough for a place in the playoff round and the Spaniard needed to inspire his players.

The victory in their league-phase finale secured Pep Guardiola's men a spot in the two-legged play-off knockout round