The mathematics were still causing a few heads to be scratched after Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday, but Declan Rice gave the new Champions League format a thumbs up.

If Mikel Arteta had been making a checklist of what Arsenal needed from Dinamo Zagreb's to the Emirates Stadium. it might have looked a little something like this: the three points that would take them to the brink of the round of 16,

Much has changed in this season's Champions League, the knockout play-off phase being one major new introduction

It's been a journey into the unknown, but the new-look Champions League is finally reaching the climax of the league phase. Here's what's needed to go through.

Arsenal sit fifth in the Champions League table heading into tonight’s action, having won four of their opening six games. They drew with Europa League holders Atalanta and lost to Inter Milan but have otherwise impressed,

With the old group stage scrapped, teams in the Champions League are now battling all 31 other clubs in the hunt for a knockout spot.

Which teams have already qualified and which have already been knocked out? Liverpool and Barcelona have already secured their places in the last 16 of the Champions League with a