The group phase of this season’s Champions League was concluded on Wednesday night. In the end, Arsenal confirmed top spot, with a 3-2 win over bottom side Kairat Almaty. The other six teams that earned automatic spots in the last 16 are: Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City. Clubs that finished between ninth and 24th will go into the knockout play-offs. They are: Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Bayer Levekusen, Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Monaco, Qarabag, Bodo/Glimt and Benfica.