Barcelona, PSG, Arsenal and Manchester City are all in action when the Champions League resumes on Tuesday night.

The UEFA Champions League league phase is back, as 36 teams will play eight matches — four home and four away — in bids to reach the knockout rounds.There are two paths to the Round of 16: Eight teams will qualify directly via the league phase table, while eight more will emerge from playoff ties pitting teams 9-24 in home-and-away legs.MORE — UEFA Champions League 2025-26 hub — Fixtures, dates, scoresAnd there's no set path for greatness, something we learned from the first edition of the tournament's new structure.Runners-up Inter Milan earned a bye as the fourth-seed last league phase, but champions Paris Saint-Germain finished 15th and did not have their playoff status secured until Matchday 7.UEFA Champions League 2025-26 league phase table — StandingsTeams 1-8 qualify for knockout roundsTeams 9-24 qualify for playoff round — two-legged tiesTeams 25-36 eliminated from EuropeParis Saint-Germain — 3-0-0, +10 GD, 9 pointsInter Milan — 3-0-0, +9 GD, 9 pointsArsenal — 3-0-0, +8 GD, 9 pointsBorussia Dortmund — 2-1-0, +5 GD, 7 pointsManchester City — 2-1-0, +4 GD, 7 pointsBayern Munich — 2-0-0, +6 GD, 6 pointsNewcastle United — 2-0-1, +6 GD, 6 pointsReal Madrid — 2-0-0, +6 GD, 6 pointsBarcelona — 2-0-1, +5 GD, 6 pointsQarabag — 2-0-0, +3 GD, 6 pointsPSV Eindhoven — 1-1-1, +2 GD, 4 pointsTottenham Hotspur — 1-1-0, +1 GD, 4 pointsMarseille — 1-0-1, +3 GD, 3 pointsClub Brugge — 1-0-1, +2 GD, 3 pointsSporting CP — 1-0-1, +2 GD, 3 pointsEintracht Frankfurt — 1-0-1, 0 GD, 3 pointsLiverpool — 1-0-1, 0 GD, 3 pointsAtletico Madrid — 1-0-1, -1 GD, 3 pointsChelsea — 1-0-1, -1 GD, 3 pointsGalatasaray — 1-0-1, -3 GD, 3 pointsAtalanta — 1-0-1, -3 GD, 3 pointsNapoli — 1-0-1, -5 GD, 3 pointsUnion Saint-Gilloise — 1-0-1, -6 GD, 3 pointsJuventus — 0-2-0, 0 GD, 2 pointsBodo/Glimt 0-2-0, 0 GD, 2 pointsPafos — 0-2-1, -4 GD, 2 pointsBayer Leverkusen — 0-2-1, -5 GD, 2 pointsAS Monaco — 0-0-1, -3 GD, 1 pointSlavia Prague — 0-1-1, -3 GD, 1 pointVillarreal — 0-2-1, -3 GD, 1 pointsCopenhagen — 0-1-2, -4 GD, 1 pointOlympiacos — 0-1-2, -7 GD, 1 pointKairat Almaty — 0-1-2, -8 GD, 1 pointBenfica — 0-0-3, -5 GD, 0 pointsAthletic Bilbao — 0-0-2, -5 GD, 0 pointsAjax — 0-0-2, -6 GD, 0 points

Champions League MD3 was about the goals, and lots of them: 71 across 18 games, to be precise, with some statement wins for tournament favorites (Arsenal, PSG) and big clubs that needed a lift (Liverpool).

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Following his exceptional display in the 6-1 win over Olympiacos earlier this week, FC Barcelona attacking midfielder Fermin Lopez has been named the UEFA Champions League Player of the Week for

Tuesday saw a host of goals, with 43 across all matches. The biggest teams -- Arsenal, Barcelona, Inter, PSG -- all advanced easily, none scoring fewer than four goals. Manchester City and Newcastle also both won, though the day was not without upsets as Napoli went down to PSV Eindhoven 6-2.

We're only eight weeks into the 2025-26 Premier League season, but a quick glance at the table reveals a fantastic UEFA Champions League chase already taking shape.

The UEFA Champions League served up some incredible action over the past two nights, so it’s time to reward the best – and worst – of what it had to offer on matchweek three. Champions League