Khaberni - Wednesday's UEFA Champions League matches witnessed dramatic changes that led to the elimination of some teams and the qualification of others, while major clubs failed to secure direct qualification spots to the round of 16.
Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid failed to directly qualify, moving on to compete through the playoffs. Meanwhile, Napoli officially exited the tournament after failing to reach the playoff positions. On the other hand, Benfica achieved a "miraculous" qualification after their thrilling win over Real Madrid, a match that saw Benfica's goalkeeper score a decisive goal in the final minute of the game.
Wednesday's Match Results:
• Ajax 1 × 2 Olympiacos
• Arsenal 3 × 2 Kairat Almaty
• Athletic Bilbao 2 × 3 Sporting Lisbon
• Atletico Madrid 1 × 2 Bodo/Glimt
• Barcelona 4 × 1 Copenhagen
• Bayer Leverkusen 3 × 0 Feyenoord
• Benfica 4 × 2 Real Madrid
• Borussia Dortmund 0 × 2 Inter Milan
• Club Brugge 3 × 0 Marseille
• Eintracht Frankfurt 0 × 2 Tottenham Hotspur
• Liverpool 0 × 0 Qarabag
• Manchester City 2 × 0 Celtic
• Monaco 0 × 0 Juventus
• PAOK 1 × 1 Slavia Prague
• Paris Saint-Germain 1 × 1 Newcastle United
• PSV 1 × 2 Bayern Munich
• Napoli 2 × 3 Chelsea
• Union Saint-Gilloise 1 × 0 Atalanta
Final Group Standings:
First: Teams Directly Qualified to the Round of 16 (Positions 1-8)
1. Arsenal
2. Bayern Munich
3. Liverpool
4. Tottenham Hotspur
5. Barcelona
6. Chelsea
7. Sporting Lisbon
8. Manchester City
Second: Teams Qualified to the Playoffs (Positions 9-24)
9. Real Madrid
10. Inter Milan
11. Paris Saint-Germain
12. Newcastle United
13. Juventus
14. Atletico Madrid
15. Atalanta
16. Bayer Leverkusen
17. Borussia Dortmund
18. Olympiacos
19. Club Brugge
20. Celtic Glasgow (Gentle Boys)
21. Monaco
22. Qarabag
23. Bodo/Glimt
24. Benfica
Third: Teams Eliminated from the Tournament (Positions 25-36)
The list includes: Marseille, PAOK, Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV, Athletic Bilbao, Napoli, Copenhagen, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Feyenoord, and Kairat Almaty.



