In the fifth round of the Champions League, the first goal in the European competition was of no use to Bologna: another defeat comes for the Italian team (1-2 against Lille at the Dall’Ara) which leaves the rossoblù stuck at 1 point in the standings, with the hopes of qualifying now reduced to a minimum. With three matches remaining in the “Championship Phase”, Bologna have two away matches on Portuguese soil against Benfica and Sporting CP, interspersed with a match against Borussia Dortmund.
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.
Bologna’s Champions League calendar:
Bologna-Shakhtar 0-0
Liverpool-Bologna 2-0
Aston Villa-Bologna 2-0
Bologna-Monaco 0-1
Bologna-Lille 1-2
11/12/24 Benfica-Bologna
21/01/25 Bologna-Borussia Dortmund
29/01/25 Sporting CP-Bologna
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