Tonight’s Champions League action set a historic tournament record. What is it?

On Wednesday, January 29, the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage is taking place.

A total of 18 matches will be played simultaneously, all kicking off at 21:00 CET.

This marks the first time in Champions League history that 18 games will be played on the same day.

As a reminder, instead of the traditional group stage, 36 teams now compete in a single league format. The top 24 teams will advance to the knockout stage— the top 8 directly to the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th will battle it out in a preliminary playoff round.

For reference, the Dailysports team has compiled the full schedule and results of matchday 8, along with the final standings of the league phase.