The reformatted first phase of the 2024/25 Champions League is nearing completion after the seventh round of matches was played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Liverpool And BarcelonaThe job is done and safe passage into the knockout round, where the competition is ultimately reduced to 16 teams.
Arne Slot’s Reds have won a perfect seven out of seven games – Young Boys and Slovan Bratislava are the unlucky teams at the other end of the 32-team table with the exact opposite record – while Barcelona have claimed an impressive six wins in their seven games. including the stunning 5-4 away win at Benfica.
For arsenalThings are looking good after their 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb and they are assured of a place in the top eight barring a disastrous final day against struggling Girona. You will also need a series of results to compete against them in order to be eliminated from the competition.
real MadridThe situation improved noticeably on matchday seven, they scored five goals against helpless RB Salzburg and could move into the top eight if everything goes according to plan in the final round.
For Manchester CityHowever, it looks desperate. Pep Guardiola’s charges were 2-0 up at Paris Saint-Germain but once again found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
After a massive collapse, the Premier League champions suffered a 4-2 defeat and now find themselves, unimaginably, in 25th place in the table and facing complete elimination from the competition unless they beat Club Brugge on matchday eight – what is not something anyone takes for granted. Considering the way they play, it’s a huge stretch of the imagination.
It was a good week for too Inter, Milan And Atletico Madridwho are in the top eight and could skip the playoff round, where teams finishing between 9th and 24th will compete in a two-legged tie to reach the round of 16.
Rank/Club | Points | Goal difference |
|---|---|---|
1. Liverpool (Q) | 21 | +13 |
2. Barcelona (Q) | 18 | +15 |
3. Arsenal | 16 | +12 |
4. Inter | 16 | +7 |
5. Atletico Madrid | 15 | +5 |
6. AC Milan | 15 | +4 |
7. Atalanta | 14 | +14 |
8. Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | +6 |
Rank/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. Sporting CP | 10 | +1 |
24. VfB Stuttgart | 10 | -1 |
Rank/Team | 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 |