STUTTGART: Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages. PSG were at risk of elimination after a disappointing group stage,

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembélé completed the second hat trick of his career Wednesday, and it was good timing for his team. The France forward achieved the feat in the 54th minute as PSG built a 4-0 lead at Stuttgart in their Champions League game.

Sports Mole's Champions League Team of the Week (3-4-3): Courtois (Real Madrid); Llorente (Atletico), Kimmich (Bayern), Stones (Man City); Wirtz (Leverkusen), Rogers (Villa), Baturina (Dinamo), Sahraoui (Lille); Rodrygo (Real Madrid), L Martinez (Inter), Dembele (PSG)

Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as it rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona; Paris St Germain beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 to move into the next round.

Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal qualified directly for the last 16 on Wednesday in the final round of league-phase matches.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart, qualifying themselves for the Champions League playoffs.

The final round of Champions League fixtures sees all 36 teams in action at the same time, with the bottom 12 teams in the league phase suffering elimination from Europe

Ethan Nwaneri scored on his full Champions League debut as Arsenal secured direct passage to the last 16 with a 2-1 win at Girona.

Liverpool ended the league phase of the Champions League top of the table and is the favourite in the odds to lift the trophy.

Paris Saint-Germain showed that there is life in their UEFA Champions League campaign still with an incredible fightback from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Manchester City at a rainy Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

After conceding two goals to start the second half, PSG have cut the deficit to 2-1 following a goal from Ousmane Dembélé. Bradley Barcola sprinted with the ball into the box and, found his French compatriot into the box and beat Ederson for the goal.

The victory relieves the pressure on PSG coach Luis Enrique and sets the French giants up for a two-legged knockout tie in February to progress to the last 16. The loss means Stuttgart are eliminated from the Champions League on their return to the competition after 15 years.