Champions League 2025-2026: Results and final standings after the last matchday

The group stage of the UEFA Champions League concluded on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, following the matches of the eighth and final matchday of the season.

Eighteen matches kicked off simultaneously at 8:00 pm (GMT), on a decisive night that determined which teams secured direct qualification to the round of 16 and which will have to battle through the playoffs to reach the next stage.

Eight clubs clinched direct qualification for the round of 16: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City.

Meanwhile, sixteen teams finished the group stage in positions that send them to the playoffs for a shot at the round of 16.

Those teams are Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, AS Monaco, Qarabag, Bodø/Glimt and Benfica.

Champions League: yesterday's match results

Here are the results from the eighth and final matchday:

Athletic Bilbao 2×3 Sporting

Monaco 0×0 Juventus

Manchester City 2×0 Galatasaray

Liverpool 6×0 Qarabag

Arsenal 3×2 Kairat Almaty

PSV Eindhoven 1×2 Bayern Munich

Pafos 4×1 Slavia Prague

Atlético Madrid 1×2 Bodo/Glimt

Bayer Leverkusen 3×0 Villarreal

Club Brugge 3×0 Marseille

Paris Saint-Germain 1×1 Newcastle

Benfica 4×2 Real Madrid

Union Saint-Gilloise 1×0 Atalanta

Ajax 1×2 Olympiacos

Naples 2×3 Chelsea

Barcelona 4×1 Copenhagen

Eintracht Frankfurt 0×2 Tottenham

Borussia Dortmund 0×2 Inter

Final group stage standings

Here is the complete table at the end of the group phase:

Qualified for the round of 16

1. Arsenal: 24 points

2. Bayern Munich: 21 points

3. Liverpool: 18 points

4. Tottenham Hotspur: 17 points

5. Barcelona: 16 points

6. Chelsea: 16 points

7. Sporting Lisbon: 16 points

8. Manchester City: 16 points

Qualified for the playoffs

9. Real Madrid: 15 points

10. Inter Milan: 15 points

11. Paris Saint-Germain: 14 points

12. Newcastle: 14 points

13. Juventus: 13 points

14. Atlético Madrid: 13 points

15. Atalanta: 13 points

16. Bayer Leverkusen: 12 points

17. Borussia Dortmund: 11 points

18. Olympiacos: 11 points

19. Club Brugge: 10 points

20. Galatasaray: 10 points

21. Monaco: 10 points

22. Qarabag Agdam: 10 points

23. Bodo/Glimt: 10 points

24. Benfica: 9 points

Eliminated

25. Marseille: 9 points

26. Pafos: 9 points

27. Union Saint-Gilloise: 9 points

28. PSV Eindhoven: 9 points

29. Athletic Bilbao: 8 points

30. Naples: 8 points

31. Copenhagen: 8 points

32. Ajax Amsterdam: 8 points

33. Eintracht Frankfurt: 6 points

34. Slavia Prague: 4 points

35. Villarreal: 3 points

36. Kaïrat Almaty : 1 point

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