Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea make Champions League charge, Bayern advances and Barcelona wins

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League teams are powering ahead in the Champions League with five of England’s top flight clubs in position to advance to the round of 16.

Arsenal tops the standings and has already secured its place in the next round, while wins for Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea on Wednesday saw them move into the top eight automatic qualifying positions with one game of the league phase to go. Tottenham is fifth, with Manchester City the only English team in the playoff positions going into next week’s matches.