On the final matchday of the league phase, Manchester City punched their ticket to the Champions League knockout stage with a 3–1 victory over Club Brugge.

Manchester City are through to the Champions League knockout phase play-offs after a 3-1 comeback victory against visiting Club Brugge on the final

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.

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.

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Club Brugge are also fighting for their Champions League future. The Belgian side currently sits 20th in the standings and a point would suffice to secure a spot in the next round

Manchester City squeezed through to the Champions League play-off round with a 3-1 comeback win against Club Brugge.

Ahram Online provided live score coverage for today’s UEFA Champions League match between Manchester City and Club Brugge in the 8th and final matchday of the League Stage.

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Ahram Online provided a live score coverage for Saturday’s match between Manchester City and Chelsea in the 23rd matchday of the English Premier League

By Kazeem UgbodagaManchester City stormed into the Champions League knockout stage with a commanding 3-1 victory over Club Brugge at the Etihad Stadium, rendering Raphael Onyedika’s early brilliance meaningless in the face of their relentless second-half onslaught.

Chelsea are headed to the Etihad for the biggest fixture of the weekend. Manchester City opened their 2024–25 EPL season with a 2–0 victory over the Blues and will hope to put in a similar performance in front of a home crowd. The Citizens will have to do what no team has done in 2025, though, and defeat Enzo Maresca's men.