The final phase of the Champions League 2024-25 continues with matchday 2, where we review the results and the classification of teams, in this second contact after the change of format proposed by the UEFA for the Champions League. All the favorites to win the champion trophy in the Munich finalon May 31, 2025, they remain in competition and we review how they have turned out and who their rivals are in these debut matches in the Champions League.
Pass from 32 to 36 teams It is not the only novelty with which the Champions League in this edition, but the most relevant thing is that there is no longer a group stage in the first weeks, but rather the teams will form into a classification global and unique, in which eight matches chosen in the draw will be considered, four at home and four as visitors. The results will shape the classification table, from which the top eight clubs have direct access to the round of 16 of the Champions League, with the next 16, among the 9th and 24th positionwith a pass to the playoffs sixteenths at the end. Finally, from 25th classifiedall teams are eliminated from the competition.
Among the favorites to go far in the Champions League 2024-25 the candidates of recent years stand out, with the real Madridcurrent champion, in the lead. In addition to the whites, the Manchester CityPSG, Bayern Munich or the Football Club Barcelona They will also be teams to take into account when it comes to reviewing results in the League Phase which replaces the Group Phase in this edition of the Champions League.
Whether or not to go directly to round of 16 can mark the future of the season, since in a capital section at the national and continental level, having to play a life or death tie for the Champions League It can have sporting consequences and also wear and tear when facing the decisive stretch. Therefore, obtaining good results from Day 1 It is important and this is how the teams will face their competition in the new Champions.
Champions League classification 2024-25
The eight days of the League Phase of the Champions League 2024-25 will outline a classification in which the top eight teams directly access round of 16. From ninth to twenty-fifth they qualify for the round of 32, while the last ones are eliminated from the tournament.
- Borussia Dortmund – 6 points
- Brest – 6
- Bayer Leverkusen – 6
- Manchester City – 4
- Sparta Prague – 4
- Inter Milan – 4
- Arsenal – 4
- Bayern Munich – 3
- Barcelona – 3
- Aston Villa – 3
- Liverpool – 3
- Juventus – 3
- Real Madrid – 3
- Benfica – 3
- Monaco – 3
- Atlético de Madrid – 3
- Sporting of Portugal – 3
- Glasgow Celtic – 3
- PSV Eindhoven – 3
- Paris Saint-Germain – 3
- Bologna – 1
- Atalanta – 1
- Shakhtar – 1
- Stuttgart – 1
- Sturm Graz – 0
- Leipzig – 0
- Girona – 0
- Lille – 0
- Milan – 0
- Witches – 0
- Feyenoord – 0
- Red Star – 0
- Dinamo Zagreb – 0
- Salzburg – 0
- Slovan Bratislava – 0
- Young Boys – 0
Results of matchday 2 of the Champions League
- Salzburg 0-4 Brest
- Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Prague
- Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain
- Barcelona 4-0 Young Boys
- Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Milan
- Borussia Dortmund 6-1 Glasgow Celtic
- Inter Milan 3-0 Red Star
- PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Sporting of Portugal
- Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City
They are held on Wednesday, October 2:
- Girona-Feyenoord
- Shakhtar Donetsk-Atalanta
- Aston Villa-Bayern Munich
- Benfica-Atlético de Madrid
- Dinamo Zagreb-Monaco
- Lille-Real Madrid
- Liverpool-Bologna
- Leipzig-Juventus
- Sturm Graz-Bruges
