Liverpool could seal their place in the top eight but the picture is lot less rosy for Manchester City, Real Madrid and PSG

With the teams placed from ninth to 24th securing a spot in the playoff round, it means those places between 25th and 33rd are still in with a fighting chance. Bologna, for example, have just two points from six games but two wins now could propel them to the top 24 (if results go in their favour).

A year of unprecedented pressures on the global football calendar begins with a Champions League first, as two rounds of matches in Europe's elite club competition take place in January and some of the continent's biggest names face a scrap to avoid a humiliating exit.

The penultimate league phase matchday is upon us and it's all up for grabs in the race to secure qualification.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to Sky Sports after today's game: "We are really pleased, we are back to doing things that define this team for the last 10 years. Really pleased for the three points and to climb into qualification for the Champions League for next season,

After the impressive 2-0 win over Milan at the Allianz Stadium on Serie A Matchday 21 on Saturday evening, Juventus were back on the training pitches at Continassa on Sunday morning. Focus, then, has