The Champions League is back and the group stages are underway as Europe-s finest club teams set out on the long road to next year-s final in St. Petersburg.
On Tuesday night, defending champions Chelsea got their campaign off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Zenit at Stamford Bridge, but things were less rosy for Manchester United, who suffered a late defeat to Young Boys in Switzerland.
Elsewhere, the first heavyweight clash of the group stage took place at the Nou Camp, where Barcelona hardly looked worthy of that title as they were crushed by Bayern Munich after a troubled summer, including the loss of Lionel Messi.
On Wednesday night, last year-s beaten finalists Manchester City began their quest to go one better with a 6-3 win over RB Leipzig, while Liverpool were also involved in a thriller as they beat AC Milan 3-2 at Anfield.
Champions League | Group A
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Man City110033
2PSG101001
3Club Brugge101001
4RB Leipzig1001-30
Matchday one
-Club Brugge 1-1 PSG
-Man City 6-3 RB Leipzig
Champions League | Group B
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Liverpool110013
2Atletico Madrid101001
3Porto101001
4AC Milan1001-10
Matchday one
-Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan
-Atletico Madrid 0-0 Porto
Champions League | Group C
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Ajax110043
2Borussia Dortmund110013
3Besiktas1001-10
4Sporting1001-40
Matchday one
-Besiktas 1-2 Dortmund
-Sporting 1-5 Ajax
Champions League | Group D
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Sheriff110023
2Real Madrid110013
3Inter Milan1001-10
4Shakhtar Donetsk1001-20
Matchday one
-Sheriff 2-0 Shakhtar
-Inter Milan 0-1 Real Madrid
Champions League | Group E
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Bayern110033
2Benfica101001
3Dynamo Kyiv101001
4Barcelona1001-30
Matchday one
-Barcelona 0-3 Bayern
-Dynamo 0-0 Benfica
Champions League | Group F
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Young Boys110013
2Atalanta101001
3Villarreal101001
4Man United1001-10
Matchday one
-Young Boys 2-1 Man United
-Villarreal 2-2 Atalanta
Champions League | Group G
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1RB Salzburg101001
2Sevilla101001
3Lille101001
4Wolfsburg101001
Matchday one
-Sevilla 1-1 Salzburg
-Lille 0-0 Wolfsburg
Champions League | Group H
PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Juventus110033
2Chelsea110013
3Zenit1001-10
4Malmo1001-30
Matchday one
-Chelsea 1-0 Zenit
-Malmo 0-3 Juventus
Only half of the field of 32 teams will survive the group stage. The top two teams in each group (A through H) will advance to the Round of 16 in February. The third-place teams receive a consolation prize: passage to the Europa League knockout stage, where they will face Europa League group runners-up.
The teams are ranked within their group based on their points total. If two or more teams are even on points, the first tiebreakers are: (1) points in matches among tied teams, (2) goal difference in matches among tied teams, and (3) goals scored in matches among tied teams. The complete list of tiebreakers follows below.
The group standings and schedule below will be updated throughout the tournament. For more updates, please follow us on Isports247.net!