The UEFA Champions League had its third matchday, as more massive fixtures were completed and crucial results were claimed.
The Champions League has had its third matchday, where there were vital fixtures taking place.
With the league phase consisting of eight matchdays, there have now been three all done. The League phase’s standings mean the top eight will qualify for the next round, while nine to 24th will have to go through an extra round to find their way over to the other eight. And, below that, will be elimination.
So, even though it's only a few matches in, every result is crucial for every side’s aim of going far in this contest.
Among the matches that were shown on the third match day, there was Chelsea vs Ajax, Villarreal vs Manchester City, PSV vs Napoli, and Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt, to name a few.
The next matchday will be taking place on the 4th and 5th of November, so not long until more games are here.
Let’s take a look at what results came from the third matchday of the Champions League and what the standings now look like.
The Champions League results
Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos
Kairat 0-0 Pafos
Newcastle 3-0 Benfica
PSV 6-2 Napoli
Union SG 0-4 Inter Milan
Copenhagen 2-4 Dortmund
Arsenal 4-0 Atletico Madrid
Villarreal 0-2 Manchester City
Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain
Athletic Club 3-1 Qarabag
Galatasaray 3-1 Bodo/Glimt
Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus
Chelsea 5-1 Ajax
Sporting 2-1 Marseille
Monaco 0-0 Tottenham
Bayern Munich 4-0 Club Brugge
Atalanta 0-0 Slavia Praha
Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool
There were some massive results, especially for Paris Saint-Germain with their 7-2 win against Leverkusen, Chelsea defeating Ajax 5-1, PSV claiming a 6-2 victory over Napoli and Liverpool defeating Frankfurt 5-1.
Elsewhere, Benfica and Ajax remain without points.
And Manchester City, Athletic Club and Galatasaray all got positive victories.
The Champions League current standings
1: Paris Saint-Germain 9pts
2: Bayern Munich 9pts
3: Inter Milan 9pts
4: Arsenal 9pts
5: Real Madrid 9pts
6: Dortmund 7pts
7: Manchester City 7pts
8: Newcastle 6pts
9: Barcelona 6pts
10: Liverpool 6pts
11: Chelsea 6pts
12: Sporting 6pts
13: Qarabag 6pts
14: Galatasaray 6pts
15: Tottenham 5pts
16: PSV 4pts
17: Atalanta 4pts
18: Marseille 3pts
19: Atletico Madrid 3pts
20: Club Brugge 3pts
21: Athletic Club 3pts
22: Frankfurt 3pts
23: Napoli 3pts
24: Union SG 3pts
25: Juventus 2pts
26: Bodo/Glimt 2pts
27: Monaco 2pts
28: Slavia Praha 2pts
29: Pafos 2pts
30: Leverkusen 2pts
31: Villarreal 1pts
32: Copenhagen 1pts
33: Olympiacos 1pts
34: Kairat 1pts
35: Benfica 0pts
36: Ajax 0pts