The revamped 2024/25 Champions League first phase is drawing to a close after the seventh round of matches was played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Liverpool i Barcelonait’s a job well done and a safe passage to the knock-out rounds, which will eventually see the competition whittled down to 16 teams.
Arne Slot’s Reds have won a perfect seven out of seven games – Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava the unlucky teams at the other end of the 32-team table with the exact opposite record – while Barcelona have achieved an impressive six wins in his seven outings. including haystack storm Victory by 5-4 away to Benfica.
For arsenalthings look good after his 3-0 win at Dinamo Zagreband a place in the top eight is guaranteed as long as they do not endure a catastrophic final day against lowly Girona. They will also need a run of results to go against to get out of contention.
Real Madridthe situation improved noticeably on the seventh day, putting five goals ahead of defenseless RB Salzburgand they could break into the top eight if things go according to plan in the final round of matches.
For Manchester Citybut things seem hopeless. Pep Guardiola’s side were 2-0 down going into Paris Saint-Germain, but again found a way to fight back from defeat from the jaws of victory.
A monumental collapse saw the Premier League champions fold to a 4-2 lossand now sit an inconceivable 25th in the table, staring at complete elimination from the competition unless they beat Club Brugge on matchday eight, a conclusion that is not a foregone conclusion by any stretch of the imagination given how they are playing
It was also a good week for Inter, milan i Atlético de Madridwho are in the top eight and could skip the playoff round where teams finishing between 9th and 24th will face off in a two-way tie to reach the round of 16.
|
Classification/Club |
points |
goal difference |
|---|---|---|
|
1. Liverpool (Q) |
21 |
+13 |
|
2. Barcelona (Q) |
18 |
+15 |
|
3. Arsenal |
16 |
+12 |
|
4. Inter |
16 |
+7 |
|
5. Atlético de Madrid |
15 |
+5 |
|
6. AC Milan |
15 |
+4 |
|
7. Atalanta |
14 |
+14 |
|
8. Bayer Leverkusen |
13 |
+6 |
|
Classification/Club |
points |
goal difference |
|---|---|---|
|
9. Aston Villa |
13 |
+5 |
|
10. Monaco |
13 |
+3 |
|
11. Feyenoord |
13 |
+2 |
|
12. LOSC Lille |
13 |
+2 |
|
13. Brest |
13 |
+2 |
|
14. Borussia Dortmund |
12 |
+8 |
|
15. Bayern Munich |
12 |
+6 |
|
16. Real Madrid |
12 |
+5 |
|
17. Juventus |
12 |
+4 |
|
18. Celtic |
12 |
+1 |
|
19. PSV Eindhoven |
11 |
+3 |
|
20. Club Brugge |
11 |
-2 |
|
21. Benfica |
10 |
+2 |
|
22. PSG |
10 |
+2 |
|
23. CP sports |
10 |
+1 |
|
24. VfB Stuttgart |
10 |
-1 |
|
Classification / Equip |
points |
goal difference |
|---|---|---|
|
25. Manchester City |
8 |
+2 |
|
26. Dinamo Zagreb |
8 |
-8 |
|
27. Shakhtar Donetsk |
7 |
-6 |
|
28. Bologna (E) |
5 |
-5 |
|
29. Sparta Prague (E) |
4 |
-12 |
|
30 RB Leipzig (E) |
3 |
-6 |
|
31. Girona (E) |
3 |
-7 |
|
32. Crvena zvezda (E) |
3 |
-10 |
|
33. Sturm Graz (E) |
3 |
-10 |
|
34. RB Salzburg (E) |
3 |
-19 |
|
35. Slovan Bratislava (E) |
0 |
-18 |
|
36. Young Boys (E) |
0 |
-20 |
