Barcelona are assured of a place in either the round of 16 or knockout phase play-offs having moved out on their own in second place of the league phase table courtesy of a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night. Arsenal, meanwhile, are one of a group of teams tied on 13 points – two behind Barça and five adrift of leaders Liverpool – following a 3-0 victory over Monaco.
AC Milan and Juventus also climbed the standings with wins against Crvena Zvezda and Manchester City respectively, with just three points separating third from 19th in the inaugural table heading into the New Year break.
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