Manchester City nearly crashed out, but came from behind in the second half, and in the end, all European giants reached the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

Manchester City fought back from a goal down to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City will be ready compete with "giants" Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the Champions League play-off round after escaping an embarrassing early exit by beating Club Brugge 3-1 on Wednesday.

Top of the Champions League table and into the last 16 with the most money banked. This was the perfect return to Europe’s elite competition for Liverpool, setting up Arne Slot’s side for a crack at lifting the trophy for a seventh time and significantly boosting the club’s balance sheet.

Liverpool's 3-2 defeat to PSV in the final league phase game of the Champions League did not prevent them from finishing top of their group and they have pocketed a huge sum of money as a result