The UEFA Champions League matchday seven took place, and many sides came away with crucial victories in their bids for qualification.
The Champions League’s seventh matchday provided vital results for many clubs.
Going into it, Arsenal were leading the way, with the likes of Manchester City, Atalanta, and Paris Saint-Germain included in the top eight.
The league phase has one more set of matches to go, and then we will discover which teams finish within first to eighth, and automatically qualify for the next round. While those who will be ninth to 24th will remain in the contest, they will require an extra fixture to decide their fortune. Anyone ending 25th to 36th will be eliminated.
Among the games, there was Inter Milan vs Arsenal, Bodo/Glimt vs Manchester City, and Qarabag vs Frankfurt, as some of the key fixtures.
The final matchday will be on the 28th. It will be a special event as every game will kick off at the same time, meaning all sides will be participating and aiming for wins simultaneously.
Let’s take a look at how those matches went and the shaping of the table.
The Champions League results
Kairat 1-4 Club Brugge
Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City
Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal
Copenhagen 1-1 Napoli
Real Madrid 6-1 Monaco
Sporting 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Tottenham 2-0 Dortmund
Olympiacos 2-0 Leverkusen
Villarreal 1-2 Ajax
Galatasaray 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Qarabag 3-2 Frankfurt
Marseille 0-3 Liverpool
Slavia Praha 2-4 Barcelona
Bayern Munich 2-0 Union SG
Juventus 2-0 Benfica
Newcastle 3-0 PSV
Atalanta 2-3 Athletic Bilbao
Chelsea 1-0 Pafos
Many clubs will be going into the final games with the task of getting a top-eight placement. Even though they have confirmed their stay in the UCL, they still have to work towards achieving qualification without a playoff round. For Arsenal and Bayern Munich, they have done enough to already book themselves into the eight. So it will be an intense race among sides like Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and others.
The Champions League standings
1: Arsenal 21pts
2: Bayern Munich 18pts
3: Real Madrid 15pts
4: Liverpool 15pts
5: Tottenham 14pts
6: Paris Saint-Germain 13pts
7: Newcastle 13pts
8: Chelsea 13pts
9: Barcelona 13pts
10: Sporting 13pts
11: Manchester City 13pts
12: Atletico Madrid 13pts
13: Atalanta 13pts
14: Inter Milan 12pts
15: Juventus 12pts
16: Dortmund 11pts
17: Galatasaray 10pts
18: Qarabag 10pts
19: Marseille 9pts
20: Leverkusen 9pts
21: Monaco 9pts
22: PSV 8pts
23: Athletic Bilbao 8pts
24: Olympiacos 8pts
25: Napoli 8pts
26: Copenhagen 8pts
27: Club Brugge 7pts
28: Bodo/Glimt 6pts
29: Benfica 6pts
30: Pafos 6pts
31: Union SG 6pts
32: Ajax 6pts
33: Frankfurt 4pts
34: Slavia Praha 3pts
35: Villarreal 1pts
36: Kairat 1pts