UEFA Champions League
2026/27 · League phase
UEFA Champions League — Fixtures, Results & Standings
There are no UEFA Champions League matches today. The next fixture kicks off Tue 08 Sept, 19:45.
AEK Athens FC currently leads the standings with 0 points.
At a glance
- 36
- Clubs
- 8
- League-phase matches
- 4 / 4
- Home / away
- 1–8
- Top 8 → R16
Upcoming fixtures
Standings
League-phase table — position decides advancement.
- 1–8Round of 16 (direct)
- 9–24Knockout play-offs
- 25–36Eliminated
UEFA Champions League
World · Season 2026
League Phase
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AEK Athens FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WD |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 |  Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 |  Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 |  Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 |  Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 |  Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWWD |
| 9 |  Club Brugge KV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 |  Como | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 |  Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WDWWD |
| 12 |  Feyenoord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 |  Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 |  Inter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 |  Lask Linz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WL |
| 16 |  RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 |  Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 |  Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 |  Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 |  Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |  Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 |  Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 |  Paris Saint Germain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  FC Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 |  Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 |  Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 |  AS Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 29 |  Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WDWWD |
| 30 |  Sabah FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWLW |
| 31 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 |  Slavia Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 33 |  Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 34 |  VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 |  Viking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WD |
| 36 |  Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Recent results
How the Champions League works
All 36 clubs are ranked in a single league table instead of separate groups. Each club plays 8 league-phase matches — 4 at home and 4 away — against 8 different opponents, drawn from four seeding pots so the schedule spreads across a range of strengths.
League-phase results decide who advances: there is no separate group to win, just one ranking. Where a club finishes in that table determines whether it goes straight into the knockout stage, has to fight through an extra play-off round first, or is out of Europe for the season.
How teams progress
1–8
Round of 16 (direct)
9–24
Knockout play-offs
25–36
Eliminated
Knockout path
Top-8 league-phase finishers go straight to the round of 16 — clubs placed 9th–24th must first win a two-legged play-off tie to reach it.
- Round of 16
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Final
25–36: eliminated — no further route through this competition this season.
How the standings work
Like a domestic league, a win is worth 3 points and a draw 1 point. Every club's league-phase ranking is decided purely by points (then UEFA's published tiebreak criteria for clubs level on points) — there are no separate groups to win, just one table that determines who advances straight through, who plays an extra knockout play-off round, and who is out of the UEFA Champions League for the season.
League phase vs the old group stage
| Previous system | Current system | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs | 32 clubs | 36 clubs |
| Structure | 8 groups of 4 | One league table |
| Matches | 6 group games | 8 league-phase games |
| Opponents | 3 opponents (home & away) | 8 different opponents |
| Advancing | Top 2 per group → round of 16 | Top 8 direct, 9th–24th via play-off |
What makes the UEFA Champions League different
- The Champions League is UEFA's top-tier club competition — access is earned through a club's domestic league position or by winning the previous season's Europa League.
- Its 8-match league phase is the longest of the three UEFA club competitions, and its 36-club table is the largest.
- Since the 2024/25 reform, a club that finishes outside the top 24 is eliminated from European competition for the season — there is no longer a route down into the Europa League.
Common questions
- How many Champions League league-phase matches does each club play?
- 8 — four at home and four away, against eight different opponents.
- What happens if a club finishes 12th in the league phase?
- It enters the two-legged knockout play-off round (positions 9th–24th) for one of the remaining round-of-16 places.
- How many clubs go straight to the round of 16?
- The top 8 in the league phase qualify directly, without playing a play-off round.
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