Liverpool top the new-look Champions League stage heading into the final round next week, while Manchester City are at high risk of elimination.
Arne Slot's side are the only club not to have tasted defeat in the competition so far, after seven consecutive victories over AC Milan, Bologna, RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Girona and Lille.
They hope to continue their excellent European form by beating PSV next week. Liverpool are one of two clubs who have already ensured they go straight to the round of 16 by finishing in the top eight.
Barcelona join them with six more places at stake next week. Arsenal have all but ensured they will be among them after their latest win over Dinamo Zagreb, while Inter Milan are level on points after beating Sparta Prague.
16 other clubs will advance to the knockout stages of the play-offs, where they will compete against each other over two legs for a place in the round of 16. The first legs will be played on February 11 and 12 and the second legs will take place in February. 18 and 19.
Aston Villa are well placed despite a 1-0 defeat to Monaco on Tuesday that left Unai Emery's side in ninth place ahead of their final match against Celtic next week. The Scottish champion has now secured a place in the play-offs.
Several teams have disappeared from the competition altogether, with Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava both failing to pick up a single point so far. Bologna, RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Sturm Graz are also eliminated.
Both Paris Saint-Germain and City are teetering on the brink of elimination, having collected only ten and eight points respectively after seven games. PSG have suffered defeats against Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, while City have only recorded victories over Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague.
City are currently one place outside the qualifying places in 25th after losing 3-2 to PSG at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. However, both clubs will need to win their final match if they want to progress.
Celtic, meanwhile, guaranteed they would be in the play-off round after a nail-biting win over Young Boys at Parkhead.
Safe top-eight finish
Liverpool
Barcelona
Protected knockouts
Arsenal
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Atletico Madrid
AC Milan
Atalanta
Bayer Leverkusen
Aston Villa
Monaco
Feyenoord
Lille
Brest
Dortmund
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Celtic
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