Champions League permutations: What Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle need to qualify for the knockout stage
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James Westwood Tue, 27 January 2026 at 6:00 am UTC·7 min read The final round of league phase fixtures in the 2025-26 Champions League is finally upon us, and it promises to be the most dramatic yet. Only table toppers Arsenal and Bayern Munich have already secured automatic qualification for the round of 16, with the former boasting a 100 percent record through their first seven games, while just four clubs have been eliminated so far: Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal and Kairat. All 36 teams will be in action on matchday eight, and there is so much at stake. The remainder of the top eight will join Arsenal and Bayern in the knockout stage, but everyone who finishes 9th...