ADAM Idah made Irish Champions League history on Wednesday despite Celtic ultimately falling short vs Aston Villa. He temporarily silenced the home fans at Villa Park with a three-minute brace to

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16,

Celtic now know they’ll face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in a ruthless knockout playoff. It’s a glamour tie for the Scottish Premiership giants but it will be difficult over two legs. For Idah, though, these are the moments he is in football for.

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Celtic dragged themselves into a Champions League battle with Aston Villa last night after a miserable start. Morgan Rogers had given his side a shock 2-0 lead within the first five minutes to stun the visitors and have fans worried about what might have been a long night.

The inaugural ‘league phase’ of the revamped Champions League concluded after Matchday 8 unfolded across Europe last night. Despite their first European defeat under Arne Slot, Liverpool finished atop the 36-team table.

Adam Idah has become the first Irishman to score twice in a game in the European Cup or Champions League since Ronnie Whelan for Liverpool against Benfica in March 1984.

Liverpool’s 100 per cent record in the Champions League ended as it lost 3-2 at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday but Arne Slot’s side still finished top of the group stage.

The big story of the night could be developing at the Etihad Stadium - BRUGGE HAVE SCORED! Arsenal assert their authority in Girona as youngster Ethan Nwaneri produced a stunning goal to give the Gunners a 2-1 lead. He cut inside his marker and fired into the far corner. A beauty.

So, the Champions League is down to 24 teams and yes, giants like Man City and Paris Saint-Germain made it through in the end. So let's review the league phase, best XI and project who's winning it all.

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