Pos.			P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1		Ajax	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		Atalanta	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		At. Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		Barça	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		Bodø/Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		BVB Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		Inter	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		KAI	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		Man City	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		Monaco	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		Newcastle	0	0	0	0	0	0
26		Olympiakos	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		PSV	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		Pafos	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		Paris SG	0	0	0	0	0	0
30		Qarabag	0	0	0	0	0	0
31		R. Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0
32		Slavia Prague	0	0	0	0	0	0
33		Sporting	0	0	0	0	0	0
34		Tottenham	0	0	0	0	0	0
35		U. Saint-Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0

Which English Clubs have qualified?

England has six representatives this season, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United qualified through league finish, Tottenham Hotspur entered as Europa League winners.

Newcastle finished fifth in the Premier League, narrowly edging out Aston Villa on goal difference after a tense final day, crucially, England earned an additional Champions League spot through UEFA’s new European Performance Spots system, which is awarded to the top two countries who performed the best in UEFA competitions that season based on a coefficient ranking.

This allowed Newcastle to qualify despite finishing outside the traditional top four, marking a new milestone under the rules.

Who will win the Champions League?

Holders Paris St Germain are one of 36 teams who begin the league phase this week, including six English sides, a record number for any country in the competition, starting today, Tuesday, there are a total of 189 games to be played, including the final at Budapest’s Puskas Arena next May.

Afriktimes (Sport) have asked some Sport  pundits and commentators who they think will lift the trophy in Hungary, as well as who will go furthest out of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Barcelona, PSG, Bayern München, Real Madrid, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, They have also picked their favourite Team to win as well as the Player they are most looking forward to watching.

Most Pundits and Commentators puts the focus firmly on the Premier League Winner, Liverpool, it is rated the most likely winners with probability of reaching the round of 16.

A pundit Olushola (Igwe Sport) said His pick to win it is Liverpool, purely on the basis of the huge strengthening they have carried out this summer, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak are two high class players who are Champions League ready.

”If Liverpool reach the knockout phase, which they surely will, then the Anfield factor grows with every game.”

Another, Marvelous Ayinde said PSG will be the big danger once again, a superb side who deserve the status as the best team in Europe.Real

Olutobi Olalere: ”Madrid come into every Champions League conversation as potential winners,” Real are usually the club with the strongest mentality in this competition, but PSG have to be one of the favourites and Liverpool are too, given that they had such a good Premier League season then invested so much in their squad, Those two teams come immediately to mind when I think about who will play in the final, and if I have to pick one to win it, then I will go with Liverpool, Their squad depth is excellent, the quality was already there and now they have got Isak up front as well.

The Player most looking forward to watching

Lamine Yamal

The player most is looking forward to watching is Yamal, It’s not a shock choice but People can’t wait to see Yamal play for Barcelona, hopefully starting against Newcastle on Thursday, though it is disappointingly looks like He might not be fit for thursday at St James’ Park, The 18 year old is struggling with a back injury picked up on international duty with Spain, there will be other opportunities as this Champions League progresses.

 At 18, Yamal is still a kid, but already one of the premier attacking talents in European football, destined to be one of, if not the, best footballers in the world, Yamal is a global superstar, it is excited to see how He performs against teams that are more than likely going to double up against Him.

The two legs of Barcelona’s semi-final against Inter last season will stay for a very long time, maybe it’s unfair to ask an 18 year old what He can do for an encore, but You can’t help but be excited at the prospect.

Nico Williams

The fact the Younger Williams brother, Nico, is still at Athletic Bilbao is the sort of thing that should be celebrated, He signed a 10 year deal this summer, and He will want to prove He can cut it on the biggest club stage.

Estevao Willian

 Estevao Willian also has got every chance of being one of the best in the business, it is very different to Premier League football and there might be games where He gets a bit more time on the ball, When You give that time to a Player like Him, who is so gifted, it is exciting to think what He could do.

Desire Doue

PSG’s Doue is another brilliant Young talent currently struggling with an injury, but He is another who will light up the tournament when fit, as He did so wonderfully last season.

There are plenty of others that is excited to watch too, Of course Max Dowman after He made his debut for Arsenal at 15, and it will be fun to see Scott McTominay in the Champions League with Napoli after He fired them to a domestic title last season and was named Serie A’s Most Valuable Player.

I wonder if this might be a breakout year for Kenan Yildiz too, still only 20 and with a full season of starting for Juventus now under His belt.