This week sees the start of Matchday 7 of the Champions League league phase (see explanations of this format at the end of the article). Here are the matches to be played this week. As a reminder, Paris Saint-Germain take on Manchester City on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes at 9pm.
Tuesday January 21 –
Wednesday January 22 –
The standings :
As a reminder, here’s how this new league phase (which replaces the groups) works:
UEFA website –
“With the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase (former group phase). They will no longer face three opponents twice – home and away – but eight different teams, playing half of these matches at home and the other half away.”
Qualifying by ranking:
1st to 8th: qualification for the Round of 8.
9th to 24th: qualification for a two-legged play-off round.
25th to 36th: elimination from all European competitions.
