The Champions League returns to our screens on Tuesday night, with Aston Villa and Liverpool headlining the action. The 36 teams in the Champions League have just two games left of this season’s revamped eight-game league-stage format.

LIVERPOOL, Arsenal and Aston Villa are set to receive major financial windfalls if they finish in the top eight of the Champions League. The Premier League trio occupy first, fifth and eight place

Aston Villa went close just before the whistle through Ollie Watkins, but still trail at the break. Just the one goal lead for Atalanta in the opening 45 minutes of action. Not to be outdone, Atalanta have also gone ahead, as Mateo Retegui fires home from close range with his 17th strike of the season.

Ligue 1 teams competing in the Champions League on Tuesday night experienced contrasting fortunes in the penultimate games of the group stages.  Monaco ended their dismal run of form with a 1-0 win

Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco on Tuesday, while Atalanta won big to keep up its strong campaign. Villa led the standings early in the league phase of the competition after winning its first three games.

Enjoy live updates from Tuesday's Champions League action as Liverpool host Lille, Benfica take on Barcelona and Atlético Madrid face Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool will play Lille at Anfield on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League, in their penultimate league phase match. READ MORE: Liverpool Monitoring Borussia Dortmund Winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Fabrizio Romano Arne Slot's team have already qualified for the last 16 of the competition with six victories from their six matches so far,