36 clubs, one night, many possibilities - Where can each team finish in Champions League table?

All to play for 

As Europe’s elite prepare for one of the most unpredictable nights in continental football, the 2025/26 Champions League league phase enters its grand finale with not too much settled - and plenty to play for. Thirty of the 36 clubs still have their fate in their own hands heading into the final matchday, where a single twist of fortune could vault a mid-table side into the top-eight or plunge a European powerhouse into a precarious play-off territory, or worse.

The top eight will earn direct passage into the knockout round of 16, whilst positions 9-24 will be consigned to a two-legged playoff round, and the bottom 12 will see their European ambitions end abruptly. The permutations of every finishing position is explained here. Arsenal and Bayern Munich have already booked their spots in the top eight with impressive consistency, whilst the quartet of Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal and Kairat Almaty can no longer escape elimination.

Nevertheless, between those certainties lies a sprawling battleground where the smallest of margins could send a club spiralling anywhere from the knockout round to crashing out of the whole thing. Without further ado, let's reveal each team's final possible position going into Wednesday night's final round of league phase fixtures.

What are the possible final positions of each Champions League team?

Leaders Arsenal, who have a 100% record are guaranteed to finish in the top two, and therefore a second-leg home tie all the way to the final. Second-placed Bayern Munich could finish anywhere from first to fourth. Meanwhile, Real Madrid and Liverpool could both finish anywhere from second to 14th. Tottenham will finish between third and 15th place. Then we have holders Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle, Chelsea, Barcelona, Sporting, Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, and Atalanta, who could all finish between third and 17th.

Last season's finalists, Inter Milan and Serie A rivals Juventus could both finish anywhere between 3rd and 21st. Borussia Dortmund could end up anywhere between fifth and 26th - the widest number of positions any team could finish, whilst Galatasaray's fate lies between seventh and 26th, and Qarabağ's between eighth and 26th. Marseille, Monaco and PSV could all finish between 15th and 31st, whilst Bayer Leverkusen, Athletic Club, Olympiacos, Napoli and FC Copenhagen could all finish between 16th and 32nd.

Club Brugge's fate lies between 17th and 33rd, whilst BodøGlimt, Benfica, Pafos, Union Saint-Gilloise, and Ajax are set to finish between 20th and 34th. We then round things off with the four eliminated teams: Frankfurt can finish between 27th and 36th, Slavia Prague can finish between 28th and 36th, whilst Villarreal Kairat Almaty will finish between 33rd and 36th.