UEFA Champions League standings heading into Matchday 2

Here’s how the competition is stacking up heading into the second set of group stage games.

By Chinmay Vaidya Sep 28, 2021, 3:00am PDT

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v FC Bayern München - Bundesliga — Marcel Sabitzer of FC Bayern Muenchen looks on during the Bundesliga match between SpVgg Greuther Fürth and FC Bayern München at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer on September 24, 2021 in Fuerth, Germany.

Matchday 2 of the Champions League begins Tuesday, September 28 and there have already been several notable results after Matchday 1. Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain made some massive additions with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi joining the respective squads. Both should feature heavily in the competition moving forward.

Here are the standings for the competition entering the second matchday. The top two teams from each group advance to the round of 16, which is a knockout stage played in two legs.

UEFA Champions League standings, schedule for Matchday 2

Group A

1. Manchester City, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. PSG, 0-1-0, 1 point
3. Club Brugge, 0-1-0, 1 point
4. RB Leipzig, 0-0-1, 0 points

PSG vs. Manchester City — Parc des Princes, Paris
Leipzig vs. Club Brugge — RB Arena, Leipzig

Group B

1. Liverpool, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. Atletico Madrid, 0-1-0, 1 point
3. Porto, 0-1-0, 1 point
4. AC Milan, 0-0-1, 0 points

Porto vs. Liverpool — Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Milan vs. Atletico — Stadio San Siro, Milan

Group C

1. Ajax, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. Borussia Dortmund, 1-0-0, 3 points
3. Besiktas, 0-0-1, 0 points
4. Sporting CP, 0-0-1, 0 points

Ajax vs. Besiktas — Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Dortmund vs. Sporting CP — BVB Stadium Dortmund, Dortmund

Group D

1. Sheriff, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. Real Madrid, 1-0-0, 3 points
3. Inter Milan, 0-0-1, 0 points
4. Shakhtar Donetsk, 0-0-1, 0 points

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Inter — NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
Real Madrid vs. Sheriff — Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Group E

1. Bayern Munich, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. Benfica, 0-1-0, 1 point
3. Dynamo Kyiv, 0-1-0, 1 point
4. Barcelona, 0-0-1, 1 point

Bayern vs. Dynamo Kyiv — Fußball Arena München, Munich
Benfica vs. Barcelona — Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisbon

Group F

1. Young Boys, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. Atalanta, 0-1-0, 1 point
3. Villarreal, 0-1-0, 1 point
4. Manchester United, 0-0-1, 0 points

Atalanta vs. Young Boys — Stadio di Bergamo, Bergamo
Manchester United vs. Villarreal — Old Trafford, Manchester

Group G

1. RB Salzburg, 0-1-0, 1 point
2. Sevilla, 0-1-0, 1 point
3. Lille, 0-1-0, 1 point
4. Wolfsburg, 0-1-0, 1 point

RB Salzburg vs. Lille - Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg
Wolfsburg vs. Sevilla - Vfl Wolfsburg Arena, Wolfsburg

Group H

1. Juventus, 1-0-0, 3 points
2. Chelsea, 1-0-0, 3 points
3. Zenit St. Petersburg, 0-0-1, 0 points
4. Malmo, 0-0-1, 0 points

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Malmo - Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg
Juventus vs. Chelsea - Juventus Stadium, Turin