The Champions League is done and dusted for the calendar year after another blockbuster helping of European drama during Matchday 6. Paris Saint-Germain are th

The UEFA Champions League league phase is is full flow, as 36 teams will play eight matches — four home and four away — in bids to reach the knockout rounds. There are two paths to the Round of 16: Eight teams will qualify directly via the league phase table, while eight more will emerge from playoff ties pitting teams 9-24 in home-and-away legs.

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Newcastle has had some relatively inconsistent play in domestic competition, struggling to stay near the top of the English Premier League table. However, the club is right in the thick of the race for the top eight in the UCL. Despite picking up a sizeable win over Benfica in October, the Magpies dropped a decision to Benfica last time out.

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Two other sides in the thick of the top-four race meet in Turin, Juve sitting fourth on ten points and Manchester United a point behind in ninth. The hosts are fresh from winning 5-0 away at St. Pölten on Matchday 5 while United, debutants at this stage, will look to bounce back from their 3-0 home loss to OL Lyonnes.

Arsenal matchwinner Beth Mead has targeted a top-four Champions League finish after a 1-0 win against FC Twente at Meadow Park lifted them up to sixth in the table.

Chelsea suffered a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Atalanta on Tuesday, as they dropped out of the top eight of the league phase table.