On the fifth day of the Champions League, Atalanta won 6-1 at Young Boys, climbing to 11 points in the standings. Three matches from the end of the “Championship Phase”, for Gasperini’s team the two home matches against Real Madrid and Sturm Graz remain, with the final trip to Barcelona.
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 grid for the round of 16. Teams finishing 25th or lower will be eliminated without access to the UEFA Europa League.
Atalanta’s Champions League calendar:
Atalanta-Arsenal 0-0
Shakhtar-Atalanta 0-3
Atalanta-Celtic 0-0
Stuttgart-Atalanta 0-2
Young Boys-Atalanta 1-6
10/12/24 Atalanta-Real Madrid
21/01/25 Atalanta-Sturm Graz
29/01/25 Barcelona-Atalanta
The Champions League standings after 5 days
1. Liverpool 15 (dr +11)
2. Inter 13 (dr +7)
3. Barcelona 12 (dr +13)
4. Borussia Dortmund 12 (dr +10)
5. Atalanta 11 (dr +10)
6. Bayer Leverkusen 10 (dr +6)
7. Arsenal 10 (dr +6)
8. Monaco 10 (dr +5)
9. Aston Villa 10 (dr +5)
10. Sporting CP 10 (dr +3)
11. Brest 10 (dr +3)
12. Lille 10 (right +2)
13. Bayern Munich 9 (dr +5)
14. Benfica 9 (dr +3)
15. Atletico Madrid 9 (right +2)
16. Milan 9 (dr +2)
17. Manchester City 8 (dr +6)
18. PSV 8 (dr +3)
19. Juventus 8 (dr +2)
20. Celtic 8 (dr 0)
21. Feyenoord 7 (dr -3)
22. Club Brugge 7 (dr -3)
23. Dinamo Zagreb 7 (dr -5)
24. Real Madrid 6 (dr 0)
25. Paris Saint-Germain 4 (dr -3)
26. Shakhtar 4 (dr -4)
27. Stuttgart 4 (dr -7)
28. Sparta Prague 4 (dr -9)
29. Sturm Graz 3 (dr -4)
30. Girona 3 (dr -5)
31. Red Star 3 (dr -8)
32. Salzburg 3 (dr -12)
33. Bologna 1 (dr -6)
34. RB Leipzig 0 (dr -6)
35. Slovan Bratislava 0 (dr -14)
36. Young Boys 0 (dr -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 results for Wednesday 27 November
Red Star-Stuttgart 5-1
Sturm Graz-Girona 1-0
Aston Villa-Juventus 0-0
Bologna-Lille 1-2
Celtic Glasgow-Club Brugge 1-1
Dinamo Zagreb-Borussia Dortmund 0-3
Liverpool-Real Madrid 2-0
Monaco-Benfica 2-3
PSV-Shakhtar 3-2