An overview of the UEFA Champions League's 2025/26 league phase
- SFWFOOTBALL

- Jan 28
- 1 min read
All 36 UEFA Champions League teams have played their eight league phase matches. Arsenal finished top of the table, winning all of their games, with Bayern Munich finishing second and Liverpool finishing third.
Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP and Manchester City were the five other teams, along with the top three, to reach the round of 16 of the competition automatically.
Five of the top eight are Premier League teams, with Newcastle United being the only English side not to automatically reach the round of 16.
PSG and Newcastle United's 1-1 draw means that even though both sides started inside the top eight on Wednesday morning, they both finished 11th and 12th, meaning they both go into the play-offs to reach the round of 16.
The game with the craziest ending was Benfica's 4-2 win against Real Madrid. In the 97th minute, Jose Mourinho's side needed one more goal to reach the play-offs, and their goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored in the 98th minute to put the Portuguese side 24th. Now, Benfica will play in the play-offs following their late, dramatic goal. Benfica could face Real Madrid in the play-off rounds, with the Madridistas finishing ninth in the league table.
Arsenal finished with 24 points, winning all eight of their games played. They scored 23 goals, conceding only four, keeping five clean sheets.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé is this season's top goalscorer in the competition, scoring 13 goals in seven games. Harry Kane is second in the race for the golden boot with eight, while Erling Haaland is third with seven.
Who do you think will win the competition this season?



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