Matchday six of the Champions League 2024/25 concluded with several unexpected results and true shocks in the standings. Liverpool remains the undisputed leader of the tournament with a perfect record of victories, while FC Barcelona climbed to 2nd place after their stunning victory against Borussia Dortmund and has practically secured direct qualification to the knockout stage.
The top 8 positions are completed by Arsenal (3rd), Bayer Leverkusen (4th), Aston Villa (5th), Inter Milan (6th), Brest (7th), and Lille (8th). In the 'playoff' zone are Dortmund (9th), Bayern Munich (10th), Atlético Madrid (11th), Milan (12th), Atalanta (13th), Juventus (14th), Benfica (15th), and Monaco (16th), with the mattress makers making a significant leap in the table thanks to their victory against Slovan Bratislava (3-1).
Real Madrid climbs in the standings... but is on the brink of elimination
Sporting CP occupies the 17th place, ahead of Feyenoord (18th), Bruges (19th), and Real Madrid (20th), which managed to climb in the standings after their hard-fought victory against Atalanta. Meanwhile, Celtic (21st), Manchester City (22nd), which continues to plummet after being defeated by Juventus, PSV (23rd), and Dinamo Zagreb (24th) close the standings for the 'playoff'.
Finally, in the elimination zone is PSG, despite their victory in Salzburg, Stuttgart, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, Girona, Red Star, RB Salzburg, Bologna, RB Leipzig, Slovan Bratislava, and Young Boys. Matchday 7 of the Champions League group stage will take place between Tuesday, January 21, and Wednesday, January 22.