After the first of the two nights of the Champions League, and the matches played by Milan, Juventus and Bologna, the seasonal UEFA ranking changesthe one that at the end of the season will award 5th place in the Champions League to the two best placed countries. Italy is in 6th place in the ranking, now led by Portugal and England, which has overtaken the Czech Republic into second.
UEFA SEASONAL RANKING
1st Portugal 7,400 points
2nd England 7,285
3rd Czech Republic 6,900
4th France 6,642
5th Germany 6,625
6th Italy 6,375
7th Spain 5,714
8th Sweden 5,500
9th Belgium 5,200
10th Norway 4,875
The program for Tuesday 22 October:
Milan-Brugge 3-1
Monaco-Red Star 5-1
Arsenal-Shakhtar 1-0
Aston Villa-Bologna 2-0
Girona-Slovan Bratislava 2-0
Juventus-Stuttgart 0-1
Paris Saint-Germain-PSV 1-1
Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund 4-2
Sturm Graz-Sporting 0-2
The program for Wednesday 23 October:
6.45pm Atalanta-Celtic
6.45pm Brest-Bayer Leverkusen
9.00pm Atletico-Madrid-Lille
9.00pm Barcelona-Bayern Munich
9.00pm Benfica-Feyenoord
9.00pm Manchester City-Sparta Prague
9.00pm Leipzig-Liverpool
9.00pm Salzburg-Dinamo Zagreb
9.00pm Young Boys-Inter
The updated Champions League standings
1. Aston Villa 9 (goal difference +6)*
2.Monaco 7 (dr +5)*
3. Sporting 7 (dr +4)*
4. Arsenal 7 (dr +3)*
5. Borussia Dortmund 6 (dr +6)*
6. Brest 6 (dr +5)
7. Benfica 6 (dr +5)
8. Bayer Leverkusen 6 (dr +5)
9. Real Madrid 6 (dr +4)*
10. Liverpool 6 (dr +4)
11. Juventus 6 (dr +3)*
12. Manchester City 4 (dr +4)
13. Inter 4 (dr +4)
14. Sparta Prague 4 (dr +3)
15. Atalanta 4 (dr +3)
16. Stuttgart 4 (dr -1)*
17. PSG 4 (dr -1)*
18. Bayern Munich 3 (dr +6)
19. Barcelona 3 (dr +4)
20. Girona 3 (dr 0)*
21. Milan 3 (dr -1)*
22. Lille 3 (dr -1)
23. Celtic 3 (dr -2)
24. Feyenoord 3 (dr -3)
25. Atletico Madrid 3 (dr -3)
26. Brugge 3 (dr -4)*
27. PSV 2 (dr -2)*
28. Bologna 1 (dr -4)*
29. Shakhtar 1 (dr -4)*
30. Dinamo Zagreb 1 (dr -7)
31. Leipzig 0 (dr -2)
32. Sturm Graz 0 (dr -4)*
33. Salzburg 0 (dr -7)
34. Young Boys 0 (dr -8)
35. Red Star 0 (dr -9)*
36. Slovan Bratislava 0 (dr -10)*
*one more game