Despite three losses in their last four Champions League games — as many as in their previous 29 — they are expected to win their remaining two home games against Red Bull Salzburg and Brest after a daunting trip to high-flying Atalanta, and they have just a seven per cent chance of falling through the early trapdoor.

It's a kinder format that leaves plenty to be decided on the final day. Smaller clubs will unquestionably advance to the direct elimination stages of the competition, where the stakes and pressure are higher. Upsets in the playoff round are likely to happen, with plenty of Davids getting a chance to dispatch any struggling Goliaths.

Liverpool defeated Real Madrid at Anfield, while Arsenal got a resounding win in Portugal, but what other highlights did we see in Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League? We've got all the highlights right here!

The Champions League knockout rounds are starting to appear on the horizon now that matchday five of the new 'league phase' is in the books. A perfect Liverpool still lead the way after five wins from five,

Malik Tillman scored a brace to bring PSV level, becoming the first U.S. player to score twice in a Champions League match. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Ricardo Pepi scored the winner, sending the crowd at Phillips Stadium into a frenzy.