This week saw the first matchday of the Champions League group stage, including a match featuring Paris Saint-Germain, who won 4-0 against Atalanta at the Parc des Princes. Here are the match results and the standings.
Tuesday, September 16 –
Wednesday, September 17 –
Thursday, September 18 –
The standings:
As a reminder, here’s how this group stage works:
UEFA website –
“With the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase (formerly the group stage). They will no longer face three opponents twice – home and away – but rather eight different teams, playing half of their matches at home and the other half away.”
Qualification based on the standings:
1st to 8th place: qualification for the round of 16.
9th to 24th place: qualification for a two-legged playoff round.
25th to 36th place: elimination from all European competitions.
