The UEFA Champions League (UCL) 2023-24 group stage is about to see its end and 14 teams have already made their way to the tournament’s knockout stage which will be played in February.
Names like Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham lead the goal contribution charts which comes as no surprise as both have adapted to their new clubs, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, in a way only a very few players have managed to do in the recent past.
Kane, Bellingham, and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka are the players with the most goal contributions, seven each, as their team’s group-stage journey has concluded.
Both Kane and Bellingham have four goals and three assists while Saka has three goals and four assists.
After these three, Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, and Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus are the ones to have six-goal contributions each.
Qualified Teams:
Bayern Munich, Arsenal, PSV, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Barcelona, RB Leipzig, Copenhagen and Napoli.
The two remaining spots will be taken up by AC Milan/Newcastle/PSG and FC Porto/Shakhtar Donetsk.
Matches scheduled for December 13
Group E: Atlético de Madrid vs Lazio, Celtic vs Feyenoord
Group F: Dortmund vs Paris, Newcastle vs Milan
Group G: Leipzig vs Young Boys (18:45), Crvena zvezda vs Man City (18:45)
Group H: Porto vs Shakhtar, Antwerp vs Barcelona
All kick-off times 21:00 CET unless stated
The draw for the round of 16 will be held on Monday 18 December, from noon CET. Group winners will be drawn against runners-up, though no side can face another team from the same national association and clubs cannot face opponents they met during the group stage.
The round of 16 first legs will be held over two weeks. The first leg will take place on 13, 14, 20, and 21 February, meanwhile, the second leg is scheduled for 5, 6, 12, and 13 March.
This is the 69th season of Europe's elite club competition and the 32nd since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League.
The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final will take place at London's historic Wembley Stadium.