It's going to be a wild day of soccer as Wednesday will see 18 Champions League matches kick off simultaneously. As the league phase comes to an end, all of those matches, except two, will have a direct impact on who makes it into the playoff stage and who is on the outside looking in.

With 18 games kicking off at the same time on Wednesday, The Athletic writers explain which one they are most looking forward to - and why

Which clubs look likely to qualify automatically? Barcelona and Liverpool confirmed their automatic qualification for the round of 16 last week with wins over Benfica and Lille. L