Probably the biggest talking point, certainly in English football, is Manchester City’s dangerous situation.

They sit 22nd after a 2-0 defeat at Juventus, just one point above the overall elimination places.

But much more than that, the team at this point is Paris St-Germain, who visit on January 22nd. PSG beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-0 to stay in the hunt.

The loser of this game next month will be on the sidelines.

Champions Real Madrid’s defense, even with their 3-2 win at Atalanta, is just one point above City and two above PSG.

Liverpool are the only team to win all their games – and have secured a place in the knockout stages – after a 1-0 win over Girona.

Barcelona are next after a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund, who sit in ninth place.

Arsenal and Aston Villa are both in the top eight after wins over Monaco and RB Leipzig, along with Bayer Leverkusen, Inter Milan, Brest and Lille.

Brest, who beat PSV 1-0, are the biggest surprise of the tournament in their first season in any European competition. They have to play their home games in Guingamp because their stadium does not meet UEFA standards.

Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan are the teams just outside the top eight.

Celtic, who sit between Real Madrid and City, drew 0-0 at Dinamo Zagreb and played pointless boys to seal a play-off place.

Leipzig, Slovan Bratislava and Boys lost all six games.

An exciting final is assured on January 29th when all 18 games are played simultaneously at 20:00 GMT.