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James Cormack

UEFA Champions League Predictions: Matchday 1/28

The eagerly anticipated night of Champions League overstimulation beckons on Wednesday, as the 2025–26 league phase draws to a close.

Everything that has happened so far has led to this point, with only six of the 36 teams aware of their fates heading into the final day. There are six more spots in the round of 16 up for grabs, while another eight will conclude the evening with their perhaps wildly optimistic dreams of Budapest dashed.

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