All 8 matches completed!!! Latest summary of the standings and teams advancing in the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 as of 29 Jan 2026 GMT+7.
It turns out that "The Gunners" Arsenal finished first in the league phase after last night's 3-2 victory over Kairat Almaty, securing 8 straight wins and a perfect 24 points, advancing automatically to the round of 16.
The other seven teams that qualified automatically are Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, and Manchester City.
Meanwhile, the teams required to continue in the playoff round include Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Monaco, Qarabağ, Galatasaray, Bodø/Glimt, and Benfica.
In the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League league phase, featuring 36 teams, each team plays 8 matches. The top 8 teams automatically advance to the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th enter a two-legged playoff to determine the remaining 8 teams for the round of 16.