According to a report by BBC Sport on Thursday, November 5, 2026, the UEFA Champions League league-phase standings have witnessed significant changes following Wednesday's Matchday Four fixtures, which produced important victories for Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid, while Liverpool suffered a disappointing defeat.

Arsenal strengthened their position with a 2-1 away victory over Slavia Prague, while Manchester United defeated Roma 3-2 to collect three valuable points. Real Madrid also secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory against AEK Athens.

However, Liverpool missed the opportunity to maintain their winning run after suffering a 3-2 defeat against Fenerbahce, although they remain among the teams occupying the top eight positions.

Paris Saint-Germain remain at the summit with 12 points, level with Real Madrid, who occupy second place. Arsenal are third with 10 points, while Como sit fourth with nine points.

Barcelona occupy fifth position, followed by Aston Villa in sixth, Manchester City in seventh and Liverpool in eighth place, with all four clubs having nine points.

Sporting CP are ninth, Club Brugge occupy tenth, Real Betis are eleventh and Borussia Dortmund sit twelfth. Bayern Munich are thirteenth, while Stuttgart occupy fourteenth position.

Inter Milan are fifteenth, followed by LASK Linz in sixteenth place. Manchester United have climbed to seventeenth position with six points after their victory over Roma, while Galatasaray occupy eighteenth place.

Fenerbahce have moved into nineteenth position following their impressive win against Liverpool. Roma are twentieth, followed by Shakhtar Donetsk, Viking, Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven.

The remaining positions are occupied by Bodo/Glimt, Porto, Napoli, Villarreal, AEK Athens, RB Leipzig, Sabah, Feyenoord, Lens, Slavia Prague, Lille and Slovan Bratislava.

The top eight teams will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while clubs finishing between ninth and twenty-fourth will compete in the knockout play-offs.

Arsenal and Real Madrid have strengthened their chances of securing automatic qualification, while Manchester United will hope to build on their latest victory. Liverpool, meanwhile, must respond positively to their defeat if they want to remain among Europe's leading teams.