Pep Guardiola’s side would have been among the favourites to win the competition outright before a ball was kicked this season but are sat 24th in the Champions League table heading into tonight’s huge clash at Paris Saint-Germain.

The new format indicates a potential split, with the top eight teams advancing directly to the last-16, while those ranked ninth to 24th will enter a play-off round. Matchday seven is scheduled for this midweek (January 21 and 22), with the final set of games all occurring simultaneously on January 29.

Much has changed in this season's Champions League, the knockout play-off phase being one major new introduction