The first-ever edition of the UEFA Champions League's knockout phase playoffs begins this week when several European heavyweights will compete for a spot in the round of 16. The headlining act of the two-legged series is Manchester City's clash with Real Madrid,

The teams that finished the new group stage format of the Champions League in standings places #9 through #24 have their knockout stage ties over the next two weeks, with the first four ties played on Tuesday,

Enjoy live updates from Wednesday's Champions League action as Bayern Munich took on Celtic, AC Milan faced Feyenoord and AS Monaco took on Benfica.

It was not clear why this bizarre decision was made, however German publication BILD now claim that European football’s governing body UEFA had taken issue with Bayern’s 2024/25 home kit and banned it. According to BILD, the problem is to do with the dark numbering and lettering on Bayern Munich’s red kit.

Bayern Munich looks set to survive the new Champions League playoffs round. AC Milan joined Atalanta and Monaco losing their first-leg games Wednesday. Bayern got high-class strikes from Michael Olise and Harry Kane either side of halftime in a 2-1 win at Scottish champion Celtic.