At least four former European champions will be among eight teams eliminated from the Champions League when the new knockout playoff round ends this week: Real Madrid or Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Celtic,

American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League. Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $8 a month and Premium for $13 a month. Both offer coverage of the Champions League.

Real-City was the undisputed headliner of this new playoff round, but there were three other Champions League matches around the continent on Tuesday. These are the big takeaways.