There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.

Arsenal are backed to look at Celtic striker Adam Idah in the January transfer window after a bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins.

THE Champions League league phase will conclude TONIGHT – with fans treated to a bumper round of action. All 36 clubs will be in action this evening as the race for a spot in the last-16

João Félix and Marco Asensio are candidates to join Aston Villa in this transfer window, according to Monchi, the club's president of football operations.

Forward Jhon Duran has become the latest player from one of Europe’s top leagues to move to Saudi Arabia after joining Al-Nassr from Aston Villa.

Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. A cagey first 30 minutes had Arsenal fans fearing their team's struggles in front of goal would take over again here,

Aston Villa are reportedly 'in the process of accepting' a £58.6million offer from Saudi Arabia for Arsenal-linked striker Jhon Duran.

Manchester City scraped into the Champions League play-offs and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa sank Celtic to finish in the top eight and go straight through to the last 16, but Villa’s Ollie Watkins was the target of a bid by Arsenal.

Arsenal have been told to get a deal for Ollie Watkins over the line by bidding £100m. Mikel Arteta’s side have already had one offer turned down for the England star.

Villa sporting director Monchi confirmed their undying interest in an interview yesterday, adding that Unai Emery is (still) a big fan of the 25-year-old attacking midfielder who’s never quite managed to live up his Benfica hype.

MIKEL ARTETA believes Arsenal are proving they can beat anyone after Ethan Nwaneri inspired a fourth straight European victory. The whizkid, 17, curled in a stunning solo goal to see off Girona

Villa manager Emery was heavily invested in making the Colombia a world-class talent - but a transfer had felt inevitable for months