Wednesday night for the final round of the Champions League league phase matches. Our very own Ally McCoist has picked his talkSPORT BET tips on matches

Bayer Leverkusen are ready to rival Monza to try and sign Inter Milan defender Tomas Palacios on loan this month.This according to Sky Sports Deutschland reporter Florian Plettenberg. He reports in a

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – facing Victor Boniface’s departure – may be preparing to sign Irish striker Evan Ferguson as a replacement. This is reported by, among others, transfer expert Ronan

Leverkusen are eighth in the final automatic qualification spot with 13 points but their 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid on January 21 means they head into the final Champions League matchweek level on points with the five teams below them, while Sparta are 29th with four points and have already been eliminated.

The group stage of the UEFA Champions League officially came to a close on Wednesday and the standings are now final. Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal,

Goals in either half from Florian Wirtz and Nathan Tella saw Bayer Leverkusen progress to the last 16 of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Sparta Prague. The result sees Leverkusen finish sixth in the new 36-team standings,

The Champions League play-off draw has been completed as Manchester City, Real Madrid and the like learn their opponents.

Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the Champions League knockout playoffs round in a standout clash of the past two title winners after the draw was made Friday.

Roma are reportedly locked in talks to extend Nicola Zalewski’s deal with the club.After completing two signings, Roma are focusing on their out-going market, with Nicola Zalewski next line after

NYON, Switzerland — Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the UEFA Champions League: Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Bundesliga defending champion Bayer Leverkusen has added defensive depth by signing Mario Hermoso on loan from Roma for the rest of this season.

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.