Midway through matchday seven, Arsenal made sure of direct passage to the Round of 16. The below teams are all guaranteed at least a playoff spot. The teams that finish 9-24th in the league phase enter the playoffs. The sides from 9th to 16th are seeded in the draw, and they are matched up with the other eight unseeded teams.

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.

The LEague Phase of the UEFA Champions League is almost over, and on Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Wednesday, Jan. 21, Matchday 7 takes place.

Chelsea are looking to keep their top-eight hopes alive when they face Pafos in the Champions League on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge.

Here is the full UEFA Champions League league phase schedule, with dates and kick off times for the group stage. Below is all of the information you need, as we enter the final few rounds of the group stage with so much up in the air and still to be decided.

Champions League returns Tuesday as Sporting CP hosts reigning champs PSG in a high-stakes showdown in Lisbon after the six-week break.