After a frantic final day of 18 simultaneous games, the Champions League stage has come to an end.
The 36 teams in the league stage have played 8 games each, 12 of which have now been eliminated.
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The top eight teams advance directly to the top 16, while clubs ranked 9th to 24th will play two rounds of play-offs to ensure their place in the top 16.
Arsenal achieved a perfect record in the league stage and became the first team to win all eight games since the implementation of the new competition system. Is defending champion Paris Saint-Germain doomed? ? ? In the standings, Ligue 1 teams will directly advance to the top 16.
Here are the final standings from the Champions League stage.
Champions League standings: Final table
(No. 1-8 will directly advance to the top 16)
(9-16 advanced to playoff seeding)
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(17-27 Unseeded teams advance to playoffs)
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Bayern Munich – 21 points
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Barcelona – 16 points, +8 goal difference
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Chelsea – 16 points, +7 GD
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Sporting CP – 16 points, +6 GD, 17 goals scored
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Manchester City – 16 points, +6 GD, 15 GS
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Real Madrid – 15 points, +9 GD
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Inter Milan – 15 points, +8 GD
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PSG – 14 points, +10 GD, 21 GS
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Newcastle – 14 points, +10 GD, 17 GS
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Juventus – 13 points, +4 GD
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Atletico Madrid – 13 points, +2 GD
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Atlanta – 13 points, 0 GD
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Bayer Leverkusen – 12 points
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Borussia Dortmund – 11 points, +2 GD
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Olympiacos – 11 points, -4 GD
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Club Brugge – 10 points, -2 GD, 15 GS
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Galatasaray – 10 points, -2 GD, 9 GS
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Monaco – 10 points, -6 GD
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Qarabagh – 10 points, -8 GD
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Bodo/Glimt – 9 points, +1 GD
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Benfica – 9 points, -2 GD
Champions League decider
If two or more teams have the same number of points at the end of the league phase, the following criteria will be applied in UEFA order to determine their ranking:
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Goal difference advantage in league stage
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Score more goals in the league stage
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More away goals in the league stage
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More wins in the league stage
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More away wins in the league stage
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In the league stage, opponents collectively gain higher points.
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Opponents’ collective goal difference in league stages
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Opponents have a higher collective goal tally in the league stage
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Lower disciplinary points are calculated based solely on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all league phase matches (red cards = 3 points, yellow cards = 1 point, expulsion with two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
Champions League group stage
The play-offs and round of 16 tie-ups will be revealed during the UEFA draw on Friday 30 January, which will determine the knockout stages.
When will the Champions League playoffs be held? Knockout schedule
playoff round
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Round 1: February 17-18
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Round 2: February 24-25
Top 16
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Round 1: March 10-11
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Round 2: March 17-18
quarterfinals
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Round 1: April 7-8
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Round 2: April 14-15
semifinals
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Round 1: April 28-29
final
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Champions League brackets, standings, playoffs, last 16
