NewsChampions League reaches Swiss League finale with 36 teams and 18 matchesSeven rounds of Champions League matches completed. That remaining round sees all 36 teams kick off at the same time, on the same day. The eighth and final round of 18 Champions League matches all kicking off at 8pm (GMT) tonight, Wednesday 28 January. Each of the 36 clubs play four games at home and four away, in this Swiss League phase. In the Swiss League phase of the Champions League, the top eight clubs will automatically go through to the last 16 knockout stages.