A bold new vision for the Champions League was launched this season. It has involved more games and more money for European soccer’s elite in a rebuttal to the threat of a controversial breakaway super league.

Manchester City’s turbulent season took another major knock on Wednesday after it suffered a calamitous defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stage.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in perhaps the most critical league phase game so far this season. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both facing potential elimination from the tournament after poor runs of form this European season.

Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive as they secured a vital 2-0 home win over Brest on Wednesday thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a well-taken penalty from Georgiy Sudakov.

Shakhtar Donetsk has stayed in contention to advance in the Champions League with the help of Heorhiy Sudakov’s Panenka-style penalty kick in a 2-0 win against upstart Brest

Goals from Kevin and Heorhiy Sudakov help Shakhtar Donetsk to a 2-0 victory over Brest to keep the Ukrainian side in contention for a place in the Champions League play-offs.