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There is no room for sloppiness! Only 4 of the top 8 teams made it through to the Champions League halfway through last season, and 3 of the top 4 teams overturned.

12:18pm, 7 November 2025Football

November 06 News This season’s UEFA Champions League stage is halfway through, and the top 8 are basically powerful teams from the five major leagues.

The top eight after half this season are: Bayern, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Paris, Newcastle, Real Madrid, and Liverpool.

In last season, only 4 of the top 8 teams after the halfway stage of the Champions League advanced to the knockout rounds, and 4 teams were squeezed out of the pass zone. Although this is related to the team's strength and schedule, it also serves as a reminder to the top 8 this season that they cannot be careless.

The top 8 after the half-way period of last season’s Champions League: Liverpool, Sporting CP, Monaco, Brest, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Dortmund, Aston Villa (the 4 teams in bold ultimately missed the pass)

The top 8 of last season’s Champions League knockout round: Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa

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