How does UEFA Champions League work?
The Champions League has used a 36-team league phase since 2024-25: each club plays eight matches against eight different opponents. The top eight go straight to the round of 16, 9th to 24th play a two-legged play-off, and the rest are out. From the round of 16 it is two-legged, with a single-match final.
UEFA Champions League 2026/27 so far
Full tableUEFA Champions League 2026/27: Paris Saint Germain lead with 3 points from 1 matches, level on points with Bayern München and ahead on the tiebreaker.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 |  Bayern München | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 |  Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 5 |  Como | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 |  VfB Stuttgart | 1 | +2 | 3 |
- Qualifies for the play-offs (round of 16)
- Qualifies for the play-offs (round of 32)
Matchday 2
All fixturesTimes shown in Mexico (CDMX) time
- Tue, Oct 13
Lens
Sporting CP - Tue, Oct 13
Sabah FA
Slavia Praha - Tue, Oct 13
Arsenal
Lille - Tue, Oct 13
RB Leipzig
PSV Eindhoven - Tue, Oct 13
Inter
Club Brugge KV - Tue, Oct 13
Atletico MadridManchester United - Tue, Oct 13
Villarreal
Napoli - Tue, Oct 13
GalatasarayBarcelona - Tue, Oct 13
VikingBayern München - Wed, Oct 14
FeyenoordComo - Wed, Oct 14
Lask Linz
Liverpool - Wed, Oct 14
Manchester CityParis Saint Germain - Wed, Oct 14
Aston Villa
Fenerbahçe - Wed, Oct 14
Bodo/Glimt
Borussia Dortmund - Wed, Oct 14
AS Roma
Real Madrid - Wed, Oct 14
Real Betis
FC Porto - Wed, Oct 14
Shakhtar Donetsk
AEK Athens FC - Wed, Oct 14
Slovan BratislavaVfB Stuttgart
Format
- 36 teams in one table with no groups; each plays eight matches (four home, four away) against opponents drawn from the four pots.
- The top eight in the league phase advance directly to the round of 16.
- Teams in 9th to 24th meet in a two-legged knockout play-off (9-16 seeded, 17-24 unseeded); 25th to 36th and the eight play-off losers are eliminated.
- The round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are two-legged; the final is a single match at a pre-selected venue in late May or early June.
- The winner qualifies for next season's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Paris Saint-Germain | Arsenal |
| 2024/25 | Paris Saint-Germain | Inter de Milán |
| 2023/24 | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City | Inter de Milán |
| 2021/22 | Real Madrid | Liverpool |
| 2020/21 | Chelsea | Manchester City |
| 2019/20 | Bayern Múnich | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2018/19 | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2017/18 | Real Madrid | Liverpool |
| 2016/17 | Real Madrid | Juventus |
Sources: Wikipedia: UEFA Champions League · Wikipedia: List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals
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