We are close to bringing down the curtain on the league stage of the 2025 Champions League, which witnessed several coups no less than those related to changing the tournament system.
The league stage, starting from the current version in Dhat al-Azain, replaced the group stage, and instead of 32 teams competing in 8 groups, the competition increased by 4 clubs and all of them competed in one group in a similar league system.
Qualification to the round of 16 is now limited to only 8 teams according to the new system, while 16 teams compete in the qualifying playoff, and this season we will find some of the oldest people in the old continent competing in the playoff.
In the following lines, we learn about the teams that qualified for the round of 16 in the 2025 Champions League, as well as the teams that qualified for the playoffs, in addition to the date of the draw and more.
Teams qualifying for the round of 16 in the 2025 Champions League
With the start of the seventh round of the league stage, Liverpool and Barcelona were at the forefront of the teams qualifying for the round of 16 in the 2025 Champions League, where the Reds won all their matches, as was the case for the Catalans, except that they lost one match.
Teams qualifying for the round of 16 in the 2025 Champions League
We have to wait for the final whistle of the last match in the final round to find out the teams that qualify for the round of 16 in the Champions League 2025, but there are some teams that are guaranteed to advance to this round at least if they fail to obtain a direct seat.
UEFA Champions League 2025 match schedule and broadcast channels
-At the forefront of these teams are those that finished the seventh round in the top eight places, namely Arsenal, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Milan, Atalanta, and Bayer Leverkusen.
They are joined by 5 teams that advanced to qualifying for the playoff, namely Aston Villa, Monaco, Feyenoord, Lille, and Brest. You can review the standings at the end of the penultimate round to find out more about each team’s chances of qualifying.
Champions League 2025 standings after the seventh round
| Ranking | team | game | phase | balance | Lost | from the | attic | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The positions qualify directly to the round of 16 | |||||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 18 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 16 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 16 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 |
| 6 | Milan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 14 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| Qualifying positions for the round of 16 playoff | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Aston Villa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 |
| 10 | Monaco | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 |
| 11 | Feyenoord | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 13 |
| 12 | night | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 |
| 13 | Brest | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12 |
| 15 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 12 |
| 16 | real madrid | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 12 |
| 17 | Juventus | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 18 | Celtic | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 |
| 19 | Eindhoven | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 |
| 20 | Club Brugge | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 21 | Benfica | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 |
| 22 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 |
| 23 | Sporting Lisbon | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 |
| 24 | Stuttgart | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 10 |
| Exit positions from the Champions League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 8 |
| 26 | Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 |
| 27 | Shakhtar | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 28 | Bologna | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 29 | Sparta Prague | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 4 |
| 30 | Leipzig | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 3 |
| 31 | Girona | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
| 32 | Red star | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 3 |
| 33 | Storm of Graz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 |
| 34 | Salzburg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 3 |
| 35 | Cellophane Bratislava | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 0 |
The date of the 2025 Champions League draw
UEFA changed the Champions League draw system in addition to amending the tournament system, adding the playoff draw, and merging the round of 16 draw with the rest of the following rounds.
Champions League top scorers table 2024-2025
The draw for the round of 16 in the 2025 Champions League is scheduled for Friday, January 31st, while the draw for the final rounds is scheduled for Friday, February 21st.
