The ranking of the new Champions League, on the third day, is starting to take shape and while waiting for Wednesday’s matches the main news is that relating to Aston Villa, first in the class and the only team with maximum points. The success against Bologna at Villa Park launched the English, with the others all chasing, starting with Monaco, Sportig and Arsenal who are on 7 points. Brest, Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen are the only ones who can reach the top, with the match postponed until today’s evening.
The updated Champions League standings
1. Aston Villa 9 (goal difference +6)*
2. Monaco 7 (r +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
The results 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