It is the first Champions League season in the new mode – and it brings the expected excitement to the league system. An overview.
36 teams competed in the Champions League, only eight of which qualified directly for the round of 16. 16 other teams play for the other round of 16 tickets in an intermediate round. An overview.
Certainly qualified for the round of 16:
Liverpool FC (1st place, 21 points)
FC Barcelona (2nd place, 18 points)
Qualified at least for the intermediate round:
Atletico Madrid (3rd place, 15 points)
Eliminated with no chance of progressing:
Red Star Belgrade (31st place (3 points)
Sturm Graz (32nd place, 3 points)
RB Leipzig (34th place, 0 points)
Slovan Bratislava (35th place, 0 points)
Young Boys Bern (36th place, 0 points)
This is how it continues in the premier class:
The intermediate round in the knockout system will take place in mid-February (11.02.25 – 19.02.25). The round of 16 will follow at the beginning of March (04.03. – 12.03.), the quarter-finals at the beginning of April (08.04. – 16.04.) and the semifinals in April and May (29.04. – 07.05.). The final is on May 31st in Munich.