UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase2026/27
Champions League standings: the league phase table
All 36 clubs of the 2026/27 Champions League league phase in one table, with the results and the next fixtures.
The Champions League standings show how the 36 clubs of the league phase rank after 3 of 8 matchdays. Paris lead the table on 9 points, and Aston Villa and Liverpool follow.
Data updated Thu, 22 Oct 2026
36TeamsOne league phase table
54Matches playedof 144 across 8 matchdays
221Goalsin the matches played
4.09Goals per matchaverage so far
Champions League league phase table
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16, place 1 | Paris | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | WWW |
| Round of 16, place 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | WWW |
| Round of 16, place 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| Round of 16, place 4 | Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| Round of 16, place 5 | Real Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | WWW |
| Round of 16, place 6 | Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | WWD |
| Round of 16, place 7 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | WWD |
| Round of 16, place 8 | Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | WWL |
| Play-off, place 9 | Como | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | WLW |
| Play-off, place 10 | Man City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | WLW |
| Play-off, place 11 | Club Brugge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | LWW |
| Play-off, place 12 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | WWL |
| Play-off, place 13 | B. Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | WLW |
| Play-off, place 14 | Bayern München | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 5 | WDD |
| Play-off, place 15 | Roma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | DLW |
| Play-off, place 16 | Atleti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| Play-off, place 17 | Shakhtar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | DWL |
| Play-off, place 18 | PSV | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DLW |
| Play-off, place 19 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | LWL |
| Play-off, place 20 | Inter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| Play-off, place 20 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| Play-off, place 22 | Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | LLW |
| Play-off, place 23 | Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| Play-off, place 24 | LASK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| Out, place 25 | Sabah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| Out, place 26 | Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| Out, place 27 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| Out, place 28 | Bodø/Glimt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
| Out, place 29 | AEK Athens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 | WLL |
| Out, place 29 | Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
| Out, place 31 | Fenerbahçe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 | DLD |
| Out, place 32 | Slavia Praha | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 | LLD |
| Out, place 33 | Viking | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 | LDL |
| Out, place 34 | Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | LLL |
| Out, place 35 | Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 | LLL |
| Out, place 36 | S. Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 | LLL |
Swipe the table sideways for played, won, drawn, lost, goals scored and conceded, goal difference and form.
League phase, 2026/27. Ordered as published after 3 matches per club. Form shows up to the last five results, W won, D drawn, L lost.
The league phase replaced the group stage and puts every club in one table. Each club plays 8 matches against 8 different opponents, so no two clubs have the same schedule, and the table can only be compared fairly once all 8 matchdays are in.
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Kick-off times are UK time.
How the table is divided
The top eight go straight into the round of 16, the clubs from ninth to 24th play two-legged knockout play-offs for the other eight places, and everything from 25th downwards is out of European competition for the season.
After 3 matches the eighth place in the published order belongs to Barcelona on 6 points, and Como are ninth on 6 points, level on points, separated by the tie-break criteria. The line between the play-offs and elimination runs between LASK (shown as 24th, on 3 points) and Sabah (shown as 25th, on 3 points).
The Champions League is the highest-ranked of the three men's club competitions, and the allocation of its places is the reason the country ranking exists. A club's league phase points do not feed only its own table: they are also added to the coefficient of its association.
Analysis
The race to qualify
Around the cut line
The clubs in places 21 to 28 of the published order span 0 points, from 3 to 3. Man Utd (20th, 3 points, goal difference -1); Napoli (22nd, 3 points, goal difference -2); Galatasaray (23rd, 3 points, goal difference -3); LASK (24th, 3 points, goal difference -3); Sabah (25th, 3 points, goal difference -3); Feyenoord (26th, 3 points, goal difference -4); Lens (27th, 3 points, goal difference -4); Bodø/Glimt (28th, 3 points, goal difference -5).
The line that matters in the lower half falls after the 24th club in the published order. LASK, shown as 24th, are last inside it on 3 points, and Sabah, shown as 25th, are first outside it on 3 points. The two are level on points, so the tie-break criteria decide which of them is inside the line. Each club still has 5 matches to play in the league phase.
- 8
- Placesfor automatic qualification
- 16
- Placesfor the knockout play-offs
- 12
- Clubsare eliminated after the league phase
What the numbers show
54 of the 144 league-phase matches have been played so far, with 221 goals, or 4.09 per match. Home sides have won 32, 6 have been drawn and visitors have won 16. The widest margin is Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe. The match with the most goals is LASK 3–6 Liverpool.
Strength on paper and position in the table are not the same thing this early. The eight best-placed clubs have an average club coefficient of 100.969, while the twelve lowest-placed clubs average 42.729, so the order of the table so far follows the order of the coefficients. The club coefficients are listed on the club coefficient page.
Which associations are represented
The 36 clubs come from 16 associations. England has 5, Spain has 5, Germany has 4, Italy has 4, France has 3. Of those, the association with the most league-phase points so far is England, on 34 points from its clubs combined. The association totals are in the country ranking.
The leading clubs in the Champions League table
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1st, Paris (France). 9 points from 3 matches: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 14 goals scored and 5 conceded. The club coefficient of 125.000 puts the club 4th in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
- 2
2nd, Aston Villa (England). 9 points from 3 matches: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 12 goals scored and 3 conceded. The club coefficient of 95.000 puts the club 11th in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
- 3
3rd, Liverpool (England). 9 points from 3 matches: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 12 goals scored and 7 conceded. The club coefficient of 109.000 puts the club 6th in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
- 4
4th, Real Madrid (Spain). 9 points from 3 matches: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 10 goals scored and 5 conceded. The club coefficient of 126.500 puts the club 3rd in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
- 5
5th, Real Betis (Spain). 9 points from 3 matches: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 7 goals scored and 4 conceded. The club coefficient of 75.500 puts the club 20th in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
- 6
6th, Stuttgart (Germany). 7 points from 3 matches: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, with 7 goals scored and 2 conceded. The club coefficient of 38.500 puts the club 55th in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
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7th, Arsenal (England). 7 points from 3 matches: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, with 6 goals scored and 2 conceded. The club coefficient of 130.000 puts the club 2nd in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
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8th, Barcelona (Spain). 6 points from 3 matches: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat, with 11 goals scored and 6 conceded. The club coefficient of 108.250 puts the club 8th in the club ranking. 5 league-phase matches remain.
Champions League matchday by matchday
Matchday 1: 18 matches, 69 goals, 3.83 per match, 11 home wins. Matchday 2: 18 matches, 78 goals, 4.33 per match, 10 home wins. Matchday 3: 18 matches, 74 goals, 4.11 per match, 11 home wins.
A table of this length is read at matchday level. The matchday with the most goals per match so far is Matchday 2, with 4.33. The lines drawn on the table (top eight, ninth to 24th) are set at the end of the final matchday, and the points needed to reach each of them become visible only late in the phase.
Projected Champions League finish: top eight and top 24
| Club | Top 8 | Top 24 | Exp. pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 90% | >99% | 18.1 |
| Real Madrid | 89% | >99% | 18 |
| Liverpool | 81% | >99% | 17 |
| Aston Villa | 72% | >99% | 16.2 |
| Arsenal | 70% | >99% | 16.3 |
| Real Betis | 63% | >99% | 15.9 |
| Barcelona | 62% | 99% | 15.4 |
| Man City | 47% | 98% | 14.4 |
| Bayern München | 36% | 95% | 13.5 |
| B. Dortmund | 32% | 96% | 13.8 |
| Club Brugge | 27% | 94% | 13.1 |
| Sporting CP | 20% | 90% | 12.4 |
| Atleti | 19% | 91% | 12.6 |
| Stuttgart | 17% | 89% | 12 |
| PSV | 13% | 87% | 12.1 |
| Roma | 10% | 81% | 11.3 |
The 16 clubs with the highest chance of the round of 16. Expected points over a full league phase. 6,000 simulated seasons, data updated Thu, 22 Oct 2026.
How to read the projection
A simulation of the matches still to be played, repeated 6,000 times, gives each club a chance of finishing in the top eight, which means a place in the round of 16, and in the top 24, which means at least the play-offs. Paris (90%), Real Madrid (89%), Liverpool (81%), Aston Villa (72%), Arsenal (70%), Real Betis (63%) are among the clubs with at least an even chance of the top eight.
The play-off line is still open for Napoli (72% to reach the top 24), Bodø/Glimt (72% to reach the top 24), Feyenoord (68% to reach the top 24), Como (68% to reach the top 24), Man Utd (63% to reach the top 24), Villarreal (62% to reach the top 24). 1 club has a chance of ten percent or less of finishing in the top 24, among them Viking.
The match probabilities behind the projection come from a rating model based on club coefficients. On 172 completed matches that were kept aside while it was being set up, its score was 9.3% better than a baseline of overall home, draw and away shares, and it picked the right outcome 56% of the time. With only 3 matches played the projection is wide, and it narrows as the phase goes on. It does not replace the table: it is a view of how the table could end.
Questions about the Champions League standings
Who is top of the Champions League standings?
Paris are first on 9 points after 3 matchs, with a goal difference of +9.
How does the Champions League league phase work?
36 clubs play in one table. Each club plays 8 matches against 8 different opponents, and the final table decides who goes through directly, who plays a play-off and who is out.
How many clubs qualify from the league phase?
Sixteen clubs go through: the top eight directly to the round of 16 and eight more from the play-offs between the clubs ranked ninth to 24th.
What happens to the clubs ranked 25th to 36th?
They are eliminated. They do not move into another European competition for the rest of the season.
How many matchdays are there?
8 matchdays, with 18 matches on each. Matchday 3 is the latest one completed.
How are tied clubs separated?
Clubs are ordered by points first, then by goal difference and goals scored. Further criteria apply if clubs are still level after that, and the table above shows the order UEFA publishes.
How many goals have been scored so far?
221 goals in 54 completed matches, which is 4.09 per match.
Where do the points go beyond the table?
Match results also count towards the club's own coefficient and towards the coefficient of its association, which is why the country ranking moves while the league phase is played.