UEFA Champions League / @x.com/Rveenr/ The group stage of the UEFA Champions League is set to reach its dramatic conclusion on Wednesday, as the 8th and final matchday gets underway. This decisive night is packed with high stakes,

Eight teams are through to the round of 16: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP and Manchester City. The teams that finished between ninth and 24th await Friday's play-off draw. The event will stream live on UEFA's official site at 6 a.m. ET.

ESPN brings you the best of the mid-week stats from the UEFA Champions League matchweek.

24 teams have qualified for the knockout stages, with eight securing automatic qualification for the Round of 16 while the other 16 are set to compete in the playoffs. Here is a look at the pathway of

It's difficult to know quite what will happen next with the Blues, but if you take things at face value, they are into the UCL last 16 and are the third-best English team in the competition based on their Premier League placing. That certainly helps in Power Ranking terms.

Anatolij Trubin scored the 4-2 goal in stoppage time against Real Madrid, sneaking Benfica into the playoffs with the last kick of the league phase

Paul Merson, former Arsenal player, has tipped two Premier League clubs to reach the UEFA Champions League final this season. He noted that he won't be

La Liga giants Barcelona will be forced to make do without the services of midfield star Frenkie de Jong in their upcoming meeting with FC Copenhagen.This comes owing to developments in the

Barcelona fans online were left impressed with Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez starting in their final UEFA Champions League group stage clash vs FC Copenhagen.