Champions League, the updated standings: Inter lead alone in the lead!

With all Tuesday’s Champions League matches concluded and at the end of the first night of the 5th matchday of the championship phase, Inter leads alone at the top of the maxi-group standings. Tomorrow Inzaghi’s team could be overtaken by Liverpool or taken over by Monaco, but at least for tonight the Nerazzurri are in the highest place in Europe.

1. Inter – 13 points (goal difference +7)
2. Barcelona – 12 (+13)
3. Liverpool – 12 (+9)
4. Atalanta – 11 (+10)
5. Leverkusen – 10 (+6)
6. Munich – 10 (+6)
7. Arsenal – 10 (+6)
8. Sporting – 10 (+3)
9. Brest – 10 (+3)
10. Dortmund – 9 (+7)
11. Bayern – 9 (+5)
12. Aston Villa – 9 (+5)
13. Atl. Madrid – 9 (+2)
14. Milan – 9 (+2)
15. Manchester City – 8 (+6)
16. Juventus – 7 (+2)
17. Lille – 7 (+1)
18. Celtic – 7 (0)
19. Dyn. Zagreb – 7 (-2)
20. Feyenoord – 7 (-3)
21. Real Madrid – 6 (+2)
22. Benfica – 6 (+2)
23. Club Brugge – 6 (-3)
24. PSV – 5 (+2)
25. Stuttgart – 4 (-3)
26. PSG – 4 (-3)
27. Shakhtar – 4 (-3)
28. Sparta Prague – 4 (-9)
29. Girona – 3 (-4)
30. Salzburg – 3 (-12)
31. Bologna – 1 (-5)
32. Sturm Graz – 0 (-5)
33. RB Leipzig – 0 (-6)
34. Red Star – 0 (-12)
35. Slovan Bratislava – 0 (-14)
36. Young Boys – 0 (-15)

The results for Tuesday 26 November
Slovan Bratislava-Milan 2-3
Sparta Prague-Atletico Madrid 0-6
Inter-Leipzig 1-0
Young Boys-Atalanta 1-6
Bayern Munich-Paris Saint-Germain 1-0
Manchester City-Feyenoord 3-3
Sporting CP-Arsenal 1-5
Barcelona-Brest 3-0
Bayer Leverkusen-Salzburg 5-0

The program for Wednesday 27 November
18.45 Red Star-Stuttgart
18.45 Sturm Graz-Girona
9.00pm Aston Villa-Juventus
9.00pm Bologna-Lille
9.00pm Celtic Glasgow-Club Brugge
9.00pm Dinamo Zagreb-Borussia Dortmund
9.00pm Liverpool-Real Madrid
9.00pm Monaco-Benfica
21.00 PSV-Shakthar Donetsk

The rules: who advances to the round of 16?
The top eight teams in the championship phase will automatically qualify for the round of 16, while the teams ranked from 9th to 24th will compete in direct elimination play-offs with home and away matches to fill the round of 16 grid. Teams finishing 25th or lower will be eliminated without access to the UEFA Europa League.