The new structure of the Champions League. 36 team league stage. Each team will play eight matches each. The top 24 teams in the points table will go to the knockout stage. The first eight of whom will get a direct chance in the last sixteen. From 9th to 24th, eight of these 16 teams will join the last sixteen at the end of the playoffs. Among them, Liverpool and Barcelona have won their respective matches and confirmed the last sixteen games directly. Liverpool won the seventh game in a row. Barcelona beat Benfica by 54 goals in the thrill of 9 goals.
Last month, Liverpool and Barcelona secured at least the play-offs by finishing in the top 24 after six matches. Those two teams were the first to secure their place in the top eight and advance to the last sixteen.