Manchester United boss Marc Skinner said his side are creating history after a 1-0 win against Juventus sealed them a favourable draw in the Champions League playoffs.

A final bout of Champions League action for the calendar year will be staged across Europe on Wednesday evening. There are still two more league phase matches to come at the beginning of the new year, but the chance to end 2025 on a high in Europe’s premier competition arrives for 18 sides this Wednesday.

That's where UEFA's headquarters are located, and where European football's governing body will conduct the draw for the Champions League knockout rounds, from 12:00 GMT. The Reds have known for a little while that we would be involved, as qualification for at least the play-offs was confirmed back in November.

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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UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Panel have made the decision to impose bans and fines on both Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. Frankfurt have been punished for setting off and throwing

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UEFA has issued a verdict that hits Eintracht Frankfurt hard: SGE must play its next international away match without any traveling fans. The penalty applies to the match on January 21, 2026, against Qarabağ in Baku, following serious fan incidents during the Champions League match against FC Barcelona.