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.

ASTON VILLA stars faced an anxious wait following their dramatic win over Celtic on Wednesday night. Players crowded around a coach’s phone to watch results come in from the evening’s

Chelsea were thought to be on the trail of Duran, but with reports on Wednesday evening suggesting that the Colombian is on his way to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, that could give Villa the funds to sign Felix - especially if Watkins makes a move to title challengers Arsenal.

Analysis of a frenetic clash that saw Villa prevail and book their place in the Champions League's knockout phase

THE brand new Champions League league phase is over and we now know who will be facing who in the next round. All four of the English clubs have managed to advance from the first round with

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was beaten to top spot in the list of the Champions League league phase’s best dribblers by a long-time Blaugrana transfer target.The player in question? Rafael

The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round

Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa have learned their fates for the next stage of the Champions League following the conclusion of the league phase. Liverpool had already guaranteed a top-eight spot and a place in the last-16 having won their first seven games in this year’s competition.

Aston Villa suffered a blow to their hopes of securing a place in the top eight of the Champions League after losing 1-0 away at Monaco. Wilfried Singo’s header in the eighth minute proved the different at the Stade Louis II as an underwhelming Villa side lost for the second time of their European campaign.

Morgan Rogers’s hat-trick sent Villa straight into the Champions League last 16 but transfer questions remain over Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran

Interest in Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran is frustrating Aston Villa, who would rather this night was solely about their Champions League progression to the last 16