Meanwhile, Bayern Munich eased past Slovan Bratislava 3-1 in the but the Germans missed out on a top eight finish and automatic qualification and will go into a playoff for a spot in the Round of 16

Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages.

The victory relieves the pressure on PSG coach Luis Enrique and sets the French giants up for a two-legged knockout tie in February to progress to the last 16. The loss means Stuttgart are eliminated from the Champions League on their return to the competition after 15 years.

Ousmane Dembele on Wednesday scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at VfB Stuttgart and qualified for the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart, qualifying themselves for the Champions League playoffs.

Gianluigi Donnarumma produced a save that kept the momentum going for his team as PSG progressed to the Champions League playoffs.

The boost requires Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele ... above bet - Kane's Bayern Munich are away against Feyenoord, Mbappe's Real Madrid host RB Salzburg, and Dembele's PSG and ...

Sports Mole's Champions League Team of the Week (3-4-3): Courtois (Real Madrid); Llorente (Atletico), Kimmich (Bayern), Stones (Man City); Wirtz (Leverkusen), Rogers (Villa), Baturina (Dinamo), Sahraoui (Lille); Rodrygo (Real Madrid), L Martinez (Inter), Dembele (PSG)

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembélé completed the second hat trick of his career, and it was good timing for his team.

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.

Brest is next in line as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain tries to stay unbeaten in the French league. PSG leads by 10 points with 15 games to go and remains on course for a yet another Ligue 1 and French Cup double.

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