Champions League Highlights, Matchday 8 Clockwatch: Barcelona, Man City Seal Direct Entry; Benfica Stun Real Madrid

Hello, football fans! We are ready with our clockwatch blog covering all 18 league phase matches in Matchday 8 of the Champions League. Stay tuned for pre-match updates as they take place.

• Athletic Bilbao vs Sporting CP (San Mames)

• Liverpool vs Qarabag FK (Anfield)

• Barcelona vs Copenhagen (Camp Nou)

• AS Monaco vs Juventus (Stade Louis II)

• Ajax vs Olympiacos (Johan Cruyff Arena)

• Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United (Parc des Princes)

• Borussia Dortmund vs Inter Milan (Signal Iduna Park)

• Napoli vs Chelsea (Stadio Diego Armando Maradona)

• Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur (Waldstadion)

• Atletico Madrid vs Bodo/Glimt (Estadio Metropolitano)

• Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal (BayArena)

• Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty (Emirates Stadium)

• Pafos FC vs Slavia Prague (Limassol Stadium)

• Manchester City vs Galatasaray (Etihad Stadium)

• Club Brugge vs Marseille (Jan Breydel Stadium)

• Benfica vs Real Madrid (Estadio da Luz)

• Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta (Constant Vanden Stock Stadium)

• PSV vs Bayern Munich (Philips Stadium)

All the 18 matches tonight in the UEFA Champions League will be live-streamed in India on the SonyLIV app and website. Sony Sports Network will broadcast the following selective matches:

• Benfica vs Real Madrid: Sony TEN 3 SD & HD

• Barcelona vs Copenhagen: Sony TEN 1 SD & HD

• PSG vs Newcastle United: Sony TEN 5 SD & HD

• Napoli vs Chelsea: Sony TEN 2 SD & HD

• Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid): 11 goals

• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): 7 goals

• Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United): 6 goals

• Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 6 goals

• Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray): 6 goals

• Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United): 5 goals

• Fermin Lopez (Barcelona): 5 goals

• Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal): 5 goals

Arsenal can break a record tonight by becoming the first team to win all eight league phase matches in the expanded UEFA Champions League. The Gunners host Kazakh side Kairat Almaty at the Emirates, and a win tonight will seal their 100% record in the opening phase of the tournament.

Their previous results this season in the Champions League are:

• Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal

• Arsenal 2-0 Olympiacos

• Arsenal 4-0 Atletico Madrid

• Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal

• Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich

• Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal

• Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal

3': What a start for Arsenal! Havertz teed up Gyokeres, who made no mistake with the finish to put the Gunners ahead against Kairat Almaty.

3': In the match between PSG and Newcastle, the Parisians win an early penalty after VAR intervention. Dembele steps up to take it but Pope makes a terrific save.

3': Athletic Bilbao take the lead against Sporting CP as Sancet finds the back of the net.

4': Viktor Dadason has put Copenhagen ahead against Barcelona in Camp Nou.

4': Stankovic's brilliant through ball freed up Diakhon, who scored to put Club Brugge ahead against Marseille.

7': Arsenal's lead lasts for a few minutes only as Kairat are awarded a penalty, and Jorginho fires it past Kepa to level the scores.

8': PSG also take the lead against Newcastle United as Vitinha finally beats Pope.

12': Bayer Leverkusen are ahead against Villarreal as Tilman fires the rebound past Tenas. The German side have been dominant from the get go and have a goal to show for it.

12': Sporting CP are back in the game as Araujo floats in a corner into the box, and Diomande outjumps everyone to head it past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

11': Goal machine Haaland has put Manchester City ahead against Galatasaray after a blistering move led by Doku.

11': Club Brugge have doubled their lead through a superb volleyed effort from Vermant.

16': Arsenal have retaken the lead against Kairat Almaty. Havertz adds a goal to his name with a brilliant solo effort to find the back of the net.

15': Sorloth uses his height to head a cross past Haikin to put Atletico Madrid ahead against Bodo/Glimt.

15': After being forced to bring off Frimpong early on, Slot gets something to cheer as Mac Allister fires Liverpool ahead against Qarabag.

21': Two goals in six minutes for Liverpool. Ekitike linked up with Wirtz in the penalty area, and the German found the bottom corner with a nice finish.

19': Chelsea have taken the lead away in Naples. The Blues were awarded a penalty after a handball from Jesus, and Enzo Fernandez fired it past Meret to put his side ahead.

33': Napoli have equalised against Chelsea, and it's Vergara who finds the back of the net with a solo effort that gave Sanchez no chance at all. It's game on in Naples!

31': Real Madrid have taken the lead against the run of play in Lisbon. Mbappe was found unmarked in the box by Asencio, and he fired it past Trubin to put Los Blancos ahead against Benfica.

29': Manchester City have doubled their lead against Galatasaray, with Cherki finishing a move from the left flank. Doku with another assist to his name.

37': Schjelderup draws Benfica level against Real Madrid with a goal. A brilliant header which went in between Courtois' legs.

35': Bodo/Glimt have incredibly drawn level against Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano. Bjorkan finds the run of Sjovold, who makes the most of this opportunity and finds the back of the net.

38': Arsenal have doubled their advantage against Kairat, with Martinelli's goal standing after a small VAR check for offside.

43': Napoli have completed the turnaround and taken the lead against Chelsea, with Hojlund scoring for the hosts.

44': Slavia Prague have levelled the scores against Pafos, with Chaloupek firing Doudera's pass past the goalkeeper.

45+6': Benfica have taken the lead against Real Madrid. Tchouameni fouled Otamend in the box, and Pavlidis scored from the resulting penalty.

45+3': Newcastle have levelled the scores, with Willock heading the ball past Safonov to make it one-all at Parc des Princes.

• Ajax 0-0 Olympiacos

• Arsenal 3-1 Kairat Almaty

• Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Sporting CP

• Atletico Madrid 1-1 Bodo/Glimt

• Barcelona 0-1 Copenhagen

• Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Villarreal

• Benfica 2-1 Real Madrid

• Club Brugge 2-0 Marseille

• Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Inter Milan

• Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur

• Liverpool 2-0 Qarabag FK

• Manchester City 2-0 Galatasaray

• AS Monaco 0-0 Juventus

• Napoli 2-1 Chelsea

• Pafos FC 1-1 Slavia Prague

• PSG 1-1 Newcastle United

• PSV 0-0 Bayern Munich

• Union SG 0-0 Atalanta

49': Barcelona have clawed their way back into the game against Copenhagen, levelling the scores through Lewandowski. This is still not enough for Flick's side to seal a top eight position.

47': After having a first half goal disallowed by VAR, Spurs have finally taken the lead against Eintracht Frankfurt. Kolo Muani, who recovered from a car crash to start the game, is the one to find the back of the net.

58': It took longer than expected, but Bayern Munich finally have the lead against PSV courtesy of Musiala. Really unselfish work from Karl, who teed up his teammate instead of going for glory.

57': Liverpool are now four goals up against Qarabag. After a screamer from Salah, Ekitike gets a stunner for himself. The Frenchman made a run into the box before shooting past the goalkeeper.

54': Real Madrid are now 3-1 down against Benfica in Lisbon, with Schjelderup getting his second goal of the game to keep Mourinho's side in top-24 contention.

59': Atletico Madrid are down 2-1 at home against Bodo/Glimt. The minnows have taken the lead against the run of play through Hogh.

60': Barcelona have taken the lead against Copenhagen, with Fermin teeing up Yamal. The Barca youngster fires past Kotarski, and the hosts lead 2-1.

61': Chelsea have levelled the scores just past the hour mark, and it's Joao Pedro who scores from inside the box past Meret. 2-2 in Naples.

62': We are also level at San Mames as Tricano has scored for Sporting CP with a superb strike. It's two-all here as well.

58': Real Madrid's deficit has been cut to just one goal by Mbappe, who gets his second goal of the game against Benfica. It's 3-2 at Estadio da Luz.

69': Barcelona have finally found their rhythm in the match. A foul by Suzuki in the box handed the hosts a penalty, and Rafinha made no mistake from 12 yards out, beating Kotarski to put the Blaugrana 3-1 ahead.

71': Union SG have taken a surprise lead against Atalanta, and it's Khalaili who scores for the Belgian side.

69': Ajax have drawn level against Olympiacos at home, with Dolberg's penalty making it 1-1 in Amsterdam.

78': PSV capitalise on their first real chance of the game against Bayern Munich as Saibari fires the ball with real venom past Urbig to level the scores 1-1.

77': Meanwhile, Spurs have doubled the lead at Frankfurt through Solanke. The visitors have had SIX shots on target and should have been ahead by more, but Thomas Frank will take the win.

81': Inter Milan have taken the lead against Borussia Dortmund, and what a way to break the deadlock. The visitors are awarded a penalty just outside the box, and Dimarco fires it past Kobel and into the roof of the net.

83': Joao Pedro has put Chelsea 3-2 up against Napoli with his second goal of the night. Brilliant pass from Palmer, who has been Chelsea's best player since coming on in the second half.

84': Diaz tees up Kane in the box, and the striker scores his eighths Champions League goal of the season to put Bayern 2-1 ahead.

79': Olympiacos have retaken the lead against Ajax. An accurate cross from the right flank found Hezze, whose header beat the goalkeeper to find the bottom corner.

85': Rashford increases Barcelona's lead to 4-1 against Copenhagen with a superb free-kick that nestles into the top corner.

90+3': Copenhagen thought they had pulled one back through Pereira, but a lengthy VAR check rules out the goal. Barcelona remain 4-1 ahead.

90': Van Dijk finds the run of Chiesa, and the Italian gets his name on the scoresheet with a good finish. It's 6-0 in Anfield.

90+4': Kairat Almaty are not going down without a fight, and the Kazakh side have scored to make it 3-2 at the death. Ricardinho with the goal.

90+4': Brilliant skill from Diouf to get past a horde of defenders before firing a shot from inside the box. It takes a deflection and goes past Kobel into the back of the net. The Nerazzurri are 2-0 up.

90+8': With Rodrygo and Asencio seeing two yellow cards each, nine-men Real Madrid are stunned by Benfica. The Portuguese giants score with the last touch of the game through... goalkeeper Trubin!! They just sneak into the playoffs, and that's where Real Madrid drop down as well.

• Ajax 1-2 Olympiacos

• Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty

• Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Sporting CP

• Atletico Madrid 1-2 Bodo/Glimt

• Barcelona 4-1 Copenhagen

• Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Villarreal

• Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid

• Club Brugge 3-0 Marseille

• Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Inter Milan

• Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

• Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag FK

• Manchester City 2-0 Galatasaray

• AS Monaco 0-0 Juventus

• Napoli 2-3 Chelsea

• Pafos FC 4-1 Slavia Prague

• PSG 1-1 Newcastle United

• PSV 1-2 Bayern Munich

• Union SG 1-0 Atalanta