Five teams have won all three of their games in the Champions League league phase after matchday 3, while Manchester United slipped to 20th after a 4-1 defeat at Como. Here is the full table after Wednesday’s games, which have driven a surge in searches in Pakistan for Real Madrid, Bayern v Arsenal and Como v Manchester United.
Top 16
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 | Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| 9 | Como | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 11 | Club Brugge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 12 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 14 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| 15 | Roma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 16 | Atletico Madrid | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
The rest
17 Shakhtar Donetsk 4, 18 PSV Eindhoven 4, 19 Villarreal 3, 20 Inter Milan 3, 20 Manchester United 3, 22 Napoli 3, 23 Galatasaray 3, 24 LASK 3, 25 Sabah 3, 26 Feyenoord 3, 27 Lens 3, 28 Bodo/Glimt 3, 29 AEK Athens 3, 29 RB Leipzig 3, 31 Fenerbahce 2, 32 Slavia Prague 1, 33 Viking 1, 34 Porto 0, 35 Lille 0, 36 Slovan Bratislava 0.
Table as of matches played on October 21, 2026, compiled from published league-phase standings.
How the format works
There are 36 teams in a single league. Each plays eight games, and:
- 1st to 8th: go straight into the round of 16.
- 9th to 24th: go into the knockout phase play-offs.
- 25th to 36th: are eliminated.
The league phase began on September 8 and ends on January 27, 2027.
What happened on matchday 3
- Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig: Jose Mourinho’s side stayed perfect, with Kylian Mbappe making it 12 goals in 12 games this season, Dawn reported. Leipzig are 29th.
- Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal: Declan Rice’s 82nd-minute equaliser kept Arsenal unbeaten, after a Harry Kane penalty had put Bayern ahead.
- Como 4-1 Manchester United: Nico Paz scored twice as the tournament newcomers inflicted United’s joint-heaviest Champions League defeat in 30 years.
- Aston Villa 3-1 Viking and Real Betis 1-0 Feyenoord kept both sides on maximum points.
- Inter Milan 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk gave Inter their first points.
Read our full report on Wednesday’s games.
Who is in trouble?
Porto, Lille and Slovan Bratislava have lost all three games. Manchester United, Inter, Napoli and Leipzig are all on three points, outside the top eight but inside the play-off places with five games left.
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