Champions League league phase standings published as 36 clubs jostle for Round of 16
The Athletic releases updated Champions League league phase table
The Athletic has published the latest standings for the Champions League league phase, laying out the position of all 36 clubs after the opening fixtures of the competition's revamped format. The table, captured from the publication's dedicated Champions League standings page, lists each team's played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, goal difference and most recent result.
While the extracted data does not include the team names as they appear on the original page, the records show a clear split: the leading sides have taken maximum points from their opening match(es), a cluster of clubs have been forced to settle for draws, and a large group remain winless with negative goal difference.
Full standings (records only)
| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | W |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | W |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | W |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | W |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | W |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | W |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | W |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | W |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | W |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | L |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | L |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | L |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | L |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | L |
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | L |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | L |
| 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | L |
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | L |
| 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | L |
| 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | L |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | L |
| 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | L |
| 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | L |
| 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | L |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | L |
The standings page also marks the qualification cut-offs for the league phase: the top positions earn a direct place in the Round of 16, while others drop into the Europa League playoffs, according to the competition's structure.
The Athletic's Champions League hub continues to bring together results, fixtures, scores, statistics and transfer rumors in one place, but the standings update provides the clearest snapshot of who is on course for the knockout rounds.