How is this calculated?

A team is counted as still in it when at least one set of results for the matches left would put it there, taking into account that its rivals also play each other. It is counted as sure only when no set of results can take it away. Teams level on points are treated cautiously while matches remain: level is enough to stay in, never enough to be sure, because goal difference and the other tie-breaks are only applied once the season is over. Points deductions are included as published in the league table.

Arsenal led the Champions League after matchday 6 of 2025-26.

With 18 points, they were 3 ahead of Bayern Munich. Out of the race for the top eight: Athletic Club, Olympiakos, Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, Slavia Praha. Sure of at least a play-off place: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Atalanta.

Results

Date	Home	Score	Away
9 Dec	FK Kairat	0–1	Olympiakos
9 Dec	Bayern Munich	3–1	Sporting CP
9 Dec	Atalanta	2–1	Chelsea
9 Dec	Inter	0–1	Liverpool
9 Dec	Barcelona	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt
9 Dec	PSV	2–3	Atlético Madrid
9 Dec	Union SG	2–3	Marseille
9 Dec	Tottenham	3–0	Slavia Praha
9 Dec	Monaco	1–0	Galatasaray
10 Dec	Villarreal	2–3	København
10 Dec	Qarabağ Ağdam	2–4	Ajax
10 Dec	Real Madrid	1–2	Manchester City
10 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	2–2	Bodø/Glimt
10 Dec	Athletic Club	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain
10 Dec	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	Newcastle
10 Dec	Club Brugge	0–3	Arsenal
10 Dec	SL Benfica	2–0	Napoli
10 Dec	Juventus	2–0	Paphos FC

Table after matchday 6

Pos.	Team	Played	Goal diff.	Points	Max.	Top 8
1	Arsenal	6	+16	18	24	Possible
2	Bayern Munich	6	+11	15	21	Possible
3	Paris Saint-Germain	6	+11	13	19	Possible
4	Manchester City	6	+6	13	19	Possible
5	Atalanta	6	+2	13	19	Possible
6	Inter	6	+8	12	18	Possible
7	Real Madrid	6	+6	12	18	Possible
8	Atlético Madrid	6	+3	12	18	Possible
9	Liverpool	6	+3	12	18	Possible
10	Borussia Dortmund	6	+6	11	17	Possible
11	Tottenham	6	+6	11	17	Possible
12	Newcastle	6	+7	10	16	Possible
13	Chelsea	6	+5	10	16	Possible
14	Sporting CP	6	+4	10	16	Possible
15	Barcelona	6	+3	10	16	Possible
16	Marseille	6	+3	9	15	Possible
17	Juventus	6	+2	9	15	Possible
18	Galatasaray	6	+0	9	15	Possible
19	Monaco	6	-1	9	15	Possible
20	Bayer Leverkusen	6	-2	9	15	Possible
21	PSV	6	+4	8	14	Possible
22	Qarabağ Ağdam	6	-3	7	13	Possible
23	Napoli	6	-5	7	13	Possible
24	København	6	-6	7	13	Possible
25	SL Benfica	6	-2	6	12	Possible
26	Paphos FC	6	-5	6	12	Possible
27	Union SG	6	-8	6	12	Possible
28	Athletic Club	6	-5	5	11	Out
29	Olympiakos	6	-7	5	11	Out
30	Club Brugge	6	-8	4	10	Out
31	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	-8	4	10	Out
32	Bodø/Glimt	6	-4	3	9	Out
33	Slavia Praha	6	-9	3	9	Out
34	Ajax	6	-13	3	9	Out
35	Villarreal	6	-9	1	7	Out
36	FK Kairat	6	-11	1	7	Out

Max.: the most points the team can still finish on.

Matchdays

Quick answers

Who was top of the Champions League after matchday 6 of 2025-26?: Arsenal led the Champions League after matchday 6 of 2025-26. With 18 points, they were 3 ahead of Bayern Munich.
What was decided on matchday 6 of the 2025-26 Champions League?: Out of the race for the top eight: Athletic Club, Olympiakos, Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, Slavia Praha. Sure of at least a play-off place: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Atalanta.
How is this calculated?: A team is counted as still in it when at least one set of results for the matches left would put it there, taking into account that its rivals also play each other. It is counted as sure only when no set of results can take it away. Teams level on points are treated cautiously while matches remain: level is enough to stay in, never enough to be sure, because goal difference and the other tie-breaks are only applied once the season is over. Points deductions are included as published in the league table.