Manchester City is the favorite to finish atop the Champions League league phase standings.
The new Champions League 2024–25 league phase promises greater competition than the old group stage, paving the way for potential chaos ahead of the round of 16.expand, allowing 36 teams to now compete in Europe’s top competition, but it also features a fresh, exciting league phase that pits each team against eight different opponents over the next five months.
Pep Guardiola’s side was favored to finish first in the league phase standings even before the draw, and now after seeing the clubs it is set to face, Manchester City’s spot in the round of 16 is surely all-but guaranteed. Inter Milan and PSG will be a fine test, but even they are no match for the 2023 Champions League winners.Normally AC Milan would be a strong pick to make the round of 16, especially since the club made the semifinals just two years ago.
Paris Saint-Germain is the fourth-ranked team in Pot 1, behind only Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. On paper, the French champion should be a lock to finish in the top eight of the league phase standings and therefore automatically punch a ticket to the knockout rounds.as four of its eight league phase opponents. It is no secret PSG has struggled in the past against some of the biggest clubs from Europe’s top leagues, and now, it is left to face them without Kylian Mbappé.
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