Just like that, the league phase of the Champions League is halfway over and there were some notable performances. Sporting CP knocked off Manchester City, Brest stayed undefeated and Barcelona rang in the goals yet again.

Build-up to Champions League action as Ruben Amorim's Sporting face Manchester City and Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen travel to Liverpool plus Celtic in action.

The Leverkusen coach was given a warm welcome on his return to the club where he became a fan favorite as a player over five seasons between 2004-09. Alonso won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005.

Manchester City are going through a rough patch. They lost to Brighton on Saturday in the Premier League, and Pep Guardiola appeared to concede the title.

Manchester City lost their fourth game in a row for the first time since Spanish manager Pep Guardiola was appointed in the summer 2016. The English giants lost 2-1 against Brighton despite scoring the opening goal via Erling Haaland,