All face the prospect of being consigned to the playoffs on a bumper night of 18 matches in Europe’s elite club competition. Only eight teams will advance directly to the round of 16. The next 16 teams face a two-legged playoff to complete the lineup in the knockout phase. After seven rounds, first-place Arsenal and second-place Bayern Munich are the only teams certain of progress. That sets up a potentially thrilling night of action, with just three points separating third-place Madrid and 15th-place Juventus.
Eight teams, from PSG in sixth to Atalanta in 13th, are bunched up on 13 points. That raises the prospect of some volatility depending on the results. PSG is at home to Newcastle. The French giant is ahead of the English club on goals scored, and a loss or a draw could see the defending champion drop out of the top eight. Hoping to climb into the automatic qualification places are Barcelona and City, both on 13 points. Barcelona hosts Copenhagen, and 2023 Champions League winner City hosts Galatasaray.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 Live Streaming: Matches will be available to stream on Sony Sports Network in India. Live streaming of the games will happen on the SonyLiv app and website.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 Fixtures:
Athletic Club vs. Sporting CP (1:30 a.m. IST)
Liverpool vs. Qarabag (1:30 a.m. IST)
Barcelona vs. Copenhagen (1:30 a.m. IST)
Monaco vs. Juventus (1:30 a.m. IST)
Ajax vs. Olympiacos (1:30 a.m. IST)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle (1:30 a.m. IST)
Dortmund vs. Inter Milan (1:30 a.m. IST)
Napoli vs. Chelsea (1:30 a.m. IST)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham (1:30 a.m. IST)
Atletico Madrid vs. Bodo/Glimt(1:30 a.m. IST)
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Villarreal (1:30 a.m. IST)
Arsenal vs. Kairat (1:30 a.m. IST)
Pafos vs. Slavia Praha (1:30 a.m. IST)
Manchester City vs. Galatasaray (1:30 a.m. IST)
Club Brugge vs. Marseille (1:30 a.m. IST)
Benfica vs. Real Madrid (1:30 a.m. IST)
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta (1:30 a.m. IST)
PSV vs. Bayern Munich (1:30 a.m. IST)
UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 Predictions
Tottenham Hotspur at Eintracht Frankfurt: Prediction: 2-1
Chelsea at Napoli: Prediction: 2-2 Draw
Slavia Prague at Pafos: Pafos 2 Prague 0
Inter Milan at Borussia Dortmund: Prediction: 1-1 Draw
FC Copenhagen at FC Barcelona: FC Barcelona 2 FC Copenhagen 1
Kairat Almaty at Arsenal: Arsenal 5 Kairat Almaty 0