The league phase has already been beneficial to plenty. Leaders Liverpool are almost assured of finishing at the summit, bringing in at least €9.9m in a ranking bonus, as well as their seven wins being worth an additional €14.7m. Not to be sneezed at when there is also the €18.6m equal share they have been allotted.

The final fixtures of the group stage of the 2025 Champions League take place on Wednesday evening and with every side set to be in action throughout the evening, plenty could still happen

City will also overhaul Sporting Lisbon and Benfica with a victory if the Portuguese pair fail to beat Bologna at home and Juventus away respectively. And should PSV lose at home to Liverpool then Guardiola's men will leapfrog the Dutch side with three points at the Etihad.