The UEFA Champions League had its fifth matchday this week, where big fixtures had even bigger results.
The Champions League’s matchday five has taken place, where all sides attempted to claim vital points for the standings.
The league phase has eight matchdays, and there have been five. It has become closer to deciding which sides will end within the top eight, meaning they’ll automatically qualify for the next round, and which others will be ninth to 24th, meaning they’ll have to go through an extra round to find qualification. Any number below this will find sides eliminated.
For now, matchday five gave us some massive matches, such as Chelsea vs Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham, and Frankfurt vs Atalanta, to name a few.
It was quite the matchday, as there were many big results, and they had a crucial impact on the standings for this league phase.
The next matchday will be on the 9th and 10th of December, a few weeks away, but also not too long away as well until all these sides begin their attempt for wins.
Let’s take a look at the results and the standings in the Champions League after this matchday.
The Champions League results
Galatasaray 0-1 Union SG
Ajax 0-2 Benfica
Marseille 2-1 Newcastle
Napoli 2-0 Qarabag
Slavia Praha 0-0 Athletic
Bodo/Glimt 2-3 Juventus
Manchester City 0-2 Leverkusen
Chelsea 3-0 Barcelona
Dortmund 4-0 Villarreal
Pafos 2-2 Monaco
Copenhagen 3-2 Kairat
Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich
Liverpool 1- 4 PSV
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan
Frankfurt 0-3 Atalanta
Paris Saint-Germain 5-3 Tottenham
Sporting 2-0 Club Brugge
Olympiacos 3-4 Real Madrid
While there were many big results, some of the biggest ones came as Chelsea's 3-0 win against Barcelona, PSV's 4-1 win against Liverpool, Leverkusen's 2-0 win against Manchester City, Inter Milan's defeat to Atletico Madrid and Bayern's loss to Arsenal.
The Champions League standings
1: Arsenal 15pts
2: Paris Saint-Germain 12pts
3: Bayern Munich 12pts
4: Inter Milan 12pts
5: Real Madrid 12pts
6: Dortmund 10pts
7: Chelsea 10pts
8: Sporting 10pts
9: Manchester City 10pts
10: Atalanta 10pts
11: Newcastle 9pts
12: Atletico Madrid 9pts
13: Liverpool 9pts
14: Galatasaray 9pts
15: PSV 8pts
16: Tottenham 8pts
17: Leverkusen 8pts
18: Barcelona 7pts
19: Qarabag 7pts
20: Napoli 7pts
21: Marseille 6pts
22: Juventus 6pts
23: Monaco 6pts
24: Pafos 6pts
25: Union SG 6pts
26: Club Brugge 4pts
27: Athletic 4pts
28: Frankfurt 4pts
29: Copenhagen 4pts
30: Benfica 3pts
31: Slavia Praha 3pts
32: Bodo/Glimt 2pts
33: Olympiacos 2pts
34: Villarreal 1pts
35: Kairat 1pts
36: Ajax 0pts