Swiss champions Young Boys conclude a forgettable Champions League campaign without a point after suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Red Star Belgrade.

Aston Villa have rejected a formal offer from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal want to sign a forward before Monday's transfer deadline and are pursuing alternative options after accepting Benjamin Sesko is unlikely to leave Red Bull Leipzig this month.

Whew! It’s the last round of the league phase of the Champions League! To prevent teams from tanking to gain some competitive advantage, all 18 matches are play

Arsenal did not offer as much as £60million to Aston Villa for England striker Ollie Watkins, according to a report from The Telegraph.

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.

Marrying his attacking and creative attributes together, Watkins’ off-ball running is also a key part of his wider contribution to his team going forward. Across the Premier League, he is one of the men most likely to stretch the opposition’s defensive line with his intelligent movement.

Ollie Watkins has become something of a household name, making his rise from the EFL to the Premier League and Champions League. The striker came through the ranks at Exeter City, a side local to where he was born in Torquay. From there, he switched to Brentford and then Aston Villa followed, with the latter making a real name for him.

The Champions League's new format showcased its grand ending to the league phase on Wednesday night, and there was only one way to watch the action unfold

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

The two clubs are still in with a shot of securing a top eight finish and avoiding the two-legged play-off round

Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs.

The new league phase of the Champions League has come to its conclusion after 144 matches but was it a success? From Villa Park on Wednesday night, Adam Bate reflects on the change, the pros and the cons,