The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League league phase features 36 teams.
Matchday 8 involves all 36 teams competing simultaneously across 18 matches, leading to continuous shifts in the league table.
Tracking the Action: The Live Champions League Table
A live Champions League table is available to track real-time standings and predictions powered by the Opta supercomputer. This table updates live, displaying each team's probability of finishing in the top eight, reaching the knockout play-offs, or facing elimination.
Key metrics provided in the table include:
- GD: Live goal difference
- PTS: Live points total
- TOP 8: Live percentage chance of finishing in the top eight positions
- KPO: Live percentage chance of finishing between ninth and 24th – the knockout play-off positions
- OUT: Live percentage chance of elimination
- POSSIBLE OPPS: Possible opponents in the next round based on current table standings
Understanding the Road Ahead
Teams that finish in the top eight will be matched against one of four possible opponents. These four opponents must first compete in a knockout play-off to secure their place in the last 16.
State of Play Before Matchday 8
Teams Already Qualified for the Last 16 (Positions 1-8):- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Real Madrid
- Liverpool
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Newcastle United
- Chelsea
- Barcelona
- Sporting CP
- Manchester City
- Atlético Madrid
- Atalanta
- Internazionale
- Juventus
- Ajax
- Union Saint-Gilloise
- Pafos
- Benfica
- Bodø/Glimt
- Club Brugge
- FC København
- Napoli
- Olympiakos
- Athletic Club
- PSV
- Monaco
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Marseille
- Qarabag
- Galatasaray
- Borussia Dortmund
- Kairat
- Villarreal
- Slavia Prague
- Eintracht Frankfurt