Champions League Predictions: Game 7

If you're not yet sold on this new league stage championship, these last two games could see you through to the other side of the divide.

The extension of the Champions League means we're getting continental fixtures in January, but we'll know who has secured a place in the last 16 and who competes in the two-legged play-off by the end of the month .

The 36-team table remains tight, which only adds to the intrigue, and we can't say for sure whether it will take shape after the penultimate game.

Here's how 90 min predicts the seventh game 2024/25 Champions League will unfold.

As usual, there will be two early matches on each day of Champions League action. Tuesday starts with the top eight Aston Villa traveling to Monaco, AND Atalanta HOME Storm Graz in Bergamo.

Europa League holders Atalanta have suffered a slump in recent weeks but will be expected to cruise on home soil to boost their chances of a top-eight finish before they travel to Barcelona next week. villameanwhile they are fifth, having won four of their six matches. Monaco were once in a strong position but have since lost back-to-back games and are now on the outside looking in.

Atletico Madrid A remarkable run of form has propelled them to the top of La Liga, and three straight wins in the league stage means they should move into the top eight with another win over Bayer Leverkusen. Fourth-placed Leverkusen bounced back from a heavy defeat at Anfield in the fourth leg.

Liverpool AND Barcelona are both on the verge of securing their respective places in the round of 16. They face each other Lille AND Benfica namely Tuesday night.

Slavic Bratislava are one of three teams without a point, and they are facing a run of form Stuttgart the team harboring hopes of sneaking into the knockout playoffs. Bundesliga compatriots Borussia Dortmund take over a Bologna side who have found themselves under Vincenzo Italiano. Dortmund are ninth in the league stage table, but the Italians have collected just two points so far.

Juventus have surprisingly won more than they have drawn in the league stage, and they will be aiming to build on the momentum gained from a 2-0 win against Milan at the weekend, against Club Bruges. The Belgians are looking for a place in the play-offs, having equaled Juve's three wins.

PSV are a few points behind and in a rather precarious position. They are 23rd and currently making the play-offs, but should benefit from facing one Red Star of Belgrade outfit who have lost five of their six Champions League outings so far.

The matchday game arrives on Wednesday night, but before we head off to Paris, RB Leipzig welcome Sporting CPstill unsure of themselves in a world without Ruben Amorim, in Saxony, while Brest visit Shakhtar Donetsk.

Leipzig are already out of the competition and are only playing for pride, while Sporting have dropped to 17th place after back-to-back defeats. Brest have started a remarkable campaign to this point, winning four games and they will have one foot in the last 16 if they win their penultimate game.

PSG AND Manchester City met in the semi-finals of this competition less than four years ago, now the pair are fighting just to get through to the knockout stages. PSG have suffered through a difficult schedule and go into this duel in 25th place in the table. Meanwhile, City is 22nd and only one point ahead.

Pep Guardiola's perennial domestic champions have shown signs of rediscovering their strongest form in recent weeks, while PSG have opened up a nine-point lead at the top of Ligue 1.

Bayern Munich look set to reclaim the Bundesliga title this season and three successive league stage wins have put them in a bad position. They are aiming to win their fourth European game on the bounce Feyenoord on Wednesday.

Holders, Real Madridhaven't had it all their own way this season, and there is still work to be done for Carlo Ancelotti's men to ensure they even earn a place in the play-offs. They should have no problem against RB Salzburg on home soil, however, Arsenal AND Inter are also expected to cement their positions in the top eight as they face off Dinamo Zagreb AND Sparta Prague respectively.

Celtic have been fiercely competitive in the league stage after struggling in Europe for years, and their Champions League campaign should last well into February with a win over the bottom of the table. Young boys at Celtic Park.

of Girona maiden adventure in this competition looks to be coming to an end but they will no doubt enjoy another big day away as they face AC Milan at San Siro. The Reds could be a tricky opponent in the knockout stages with former Inter winger Sergio Conceicao in charge.

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