Manchester City reached the UEFA Champions League playoffs after beating Club Brugge 3-1 on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Raphael Onyedika opened the scoring for Club Brugge in the 45th minute, but Mateo Kovacic brought Manchester City level in the 53rd minute at Etihad Stadium.
City went ahead in the 62nd minute following an own goal by Joel Ordonez, and Savinho sealed the 3-1 victory with a close-range finish in the 77th minute.
With the result, Manchester City finished the League Phase with 11 points, securing 22nd place in the standings. Club Brugge, also with 11 points, advanced to the playoffs in 24th place.
Liverpool, who had won all their matches in the past seven weeks, lost their undefeated record in the final week after a 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Despite this setback, they finished the league phase in first place with 21 points.
- Here are the eight teams that progressed straight to the Round of 16:
1. Liverpool 2. Barcelona 3. Arsenal 4. Inter Milan 5. Atletico Madrid 6. Bayer Leverkusen 7. Lille 8. Aston Villa
- The teams placed ninth to 24th in the league phase entered the playoff round, where they will compete for spots in the Round of 16.
9. Atalanta 10. Borussia Dortmund 11. Real Madrid 12. Bayern Munich, 13. AC Milan 14. PSV Eindhoven 15. Paris Saint-Germain 16. Benfica 17. Monaco 18. Brest 19. Feyenoord 20. Juventus 21. Celtic 22. Manchester City 23. Sporting CP 24. Club Brugge
- Eliminated teams are as follows:
Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bologna, Sparta Praha, RB Leipzig, Girona, Red Star Belgrade, Sturm Graz, RB Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava, BSC Young Boys
