The final matchday of the Champions League league phase is almost here as on Wednesday, Feb. 22, all 36 teams will kick off at 3 p.m. ET on Paramount+. With only Liverpool and Barcelona having clinched spots in the top eight of the table,

PARIS — Luis Enrique credits Pep Guardiola with inventing arguably the “perfect model” of attacking soccer. He must now outwit him when Paris Saint-Germain faces Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, in a match both teams must win to avoid the prospect of early elimination in the new-look format.

Manchester City’s turbulent season took another major knock on Wednesday after it suffered a calamitous defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stage.