UEFA Champions League delivers drama

An exciting final matchday of the inaugural league phase has shaped
a heavyweight field as teams begin to navigate the knock-out stages

Top 8: Advance directly to Last 16

1 Liverpool	21pts
2 Barcelona	19
3 Arsenal	19
4 Internazionale	19
5 Atlético	18
6 Leverkusen	16
7 Lille		16
8 Aston Villa	16

9th-24th: Contest two-legged
play-off to progress to Last 16
Potential opponents paired via teams’ final
league positions. Example: Atalanta or
Dortmund play Sporting or Brugge

9 Atalanta
10 Dortmund
23 Sporting CP
24 Club Brugge

7
8

11 Real Madrid
12 Bayern
21 Celtic
22 Man City

5
6

13 AC Milan
14 PSV
15 Feyenoord
16 Juventus

3
4

15 PSG
16 Benfica
17 Monaco
18 Brest

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2

Winners of each play-off advance to Last 16 –
and play one of two pre-determined Top 8 opponents

Knock-out phase play-off draw: January 31

Arne Slot
Liverpool coach

Source: UEFA
Picture: Getty Images
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