UEFA Champions League 2025-26 final table — Standings for the UCL league phase

The UEFA Champions League league phase reached its climax in thrilling fashion, with drama in the races for the eighth and 24th places.

There are two paths to the Round of 16: Eight teams qualified directly via the league phase table, while eight more are set to emerge from playoff ties pitting teams 9-24 in home-and-away legs.

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And there's no set path for greatness, something we learned from the first edition of the tournament's new structure.

Runners-up Inter Milan earned a bye as the fourth-seed last league phase, but champions Paris Saint-Germain finished 15th and did not have their playoff status secured until Matchday 7.

UEFA Champions League 2025-26 league phase final table — Standings

Teams 1-8 qualify for knockout rounds
Teams 9-24 qualify for playoff round — two-legged ties
Teams 25-36 eliminated from Europe

1. Arsenal — 8-0-0, +19 GD, 24 points
2. Bayern Munich — 7-0-1, +14 GD, 21 points
3. Liverpool — 6-0-2, +12 GD, 18 points
4. Tottenham Hotspur — 5-2-1, +10 GD, 17 points
5. Barcelona — 5-1-2, +8 GD, 16 points
6. Chelsea — 5-1-2, +7 GD, 16 points
7. Sporting CP — 5-1-2, +6 GD, 16 points
8. Manchester City — 5-1-2, +6 GD, 16 points
9. Real Madrid — 5-0-3, +9 GD, 15 points
10. Inter Milan — 5-0-3, +8 GD, 15 points
11. Paris Saint-Germain — 4-2-2, +10 GD, 14 points
12. Newcastle United — 4-2-2, +10 GD, 14 points
13. Juventus — 3-4-1, +4 GD, 13 points
14. Atletico Madrid — 4-1-3, +2 GD, 13 points
15. Atalanta — 4-1-3, 0 GD, 13 points
16. Bayer Leverkusen — 3-3-2, -1 GD, 12 points
17. Borussia Dortmund — 3-2-3, +2 GD, 11 points
18. Olympiacos — 3-2-3, -4 GD, 11 points
19. Club Brugge — 3-1-4, -2 GD, 10 points
20. Galatasaray — 3-1-4, -2 GD, 10 points
21. AS Monaco — 2-4-2, -6 GD, 10 points
22. Qarabag — 3-1-4, -8 GD, 10 points
23. Bodo/Glimt 2-3-3, -1 GD, 9 points
24. Benfica — 3-0-5, -2 GD, 9 points
25. Marseille — 3-0-5, -3 GD, 9 points
26. Pafos — 2-3-3, -3 GD, 9 points
27. Union Saint-Gilloise — 3-0-5, -9 GD, 9 points
28. PSV Eindhoven — 2-2-4, 0 GD, 8 points
29. Athletic Bilbao — 2-2-4, -5 GD, 8 points
30. Napoli — 2-2-4, -6 GD, 8 points
31. Copenhagen — 2-2-4, -9 GD, 8 points
32. Ajax — 2-0-6, -13 GD, 6 points
33. Eintracht Frankfurt — 1-165, -11 GD, 4 points
34. Slavia Prague — 0-3-5, -14 GD, 3 points
35. Villarreal — 0-1-7, -13 GD, 1 point
36. Kairat Almaty — 0-1-7, -15 GD, 1 point

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