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.

Arsenal are backed to look at Celtic striker Adam Idah in the January transfer window after a bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins.

Arsenal continue their brutal run of difficult games as they meet Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium in a weekend Premier League clash on Saturday.

Ollie Watkins helps Aston Villa into the last 16 of the Champions League with win against Celtic - hours after Arsenal's approach for the England striker was made public.

THE Champions League league phase will conclude TONIGHT – with fans treated to a bumper round of action. All 36 clubs will be in action this evening as the race for a spot in the last-16

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16,

Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz had Arsenal cruising but Aston Villa launched an amazing comeback and the Gunners were denied a late winner after VAR intervention,

Arsenal vs Aston Villa is due to kick off at 5.30pm GMT on Saturday 18 January at the Emirates Stadium. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage on the channel from 5pm GMT. A live stream will be available via Sky Go.

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Aston Villa vs Celtic in the UEFA Champions League

Aston Villa are working quickly to find a replacement for Jhon Duran, whose move to Al-Nassr has been given the green light.

Arsenal secured their place in the Champions League round of 16 by beating Girona on Wednesday night. The Gunners finished third in the inaugural league phase of the competition, behind only Liverpool and Barcelona.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice took to social media to send a message to the fans after their 2-1 win over Girona.