The Champions League ushered in a new format this season, that is, each team needs to play 8 games in the league stage, 4 home + 4 away, the top eight after 8 rounds will directly advance to the 1/8 finals, and the 9th-24th will play two legs of play-offs to determine the other 8 places to advance to the 1/8 finals, and the teams ranked 25-36 will be eliminated directly, and there will be no relegation to the Europa League.

After the first 7 rounds of the Champions League stage, the Premier League powerhouse Liverpool won seven consecutive wins to accumulate 21 points, leading by 3 points, and it is also the only unbeaten and winning team in the Champions League this season, and Liverpool has also advanced to the 1/8 finals one round in advance. Barcelona are second with 18 points, followed by Arsenal and Inter Milan with 16 points, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan are fifth and sixth with 15 points, and Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen are also currently in the direct qualification zone.

Liverpool are top of the promotion zone, while another Premier League team, Aston Villa, is tied with 8th place with 13 points and is currently top of the play-off zone, along with Monaco, Feyenoord, Lille and Brest with 13 points, so the competition for the top eight direct promotion places in the Champions League stage will be very fierce.

The most surprising thing for fans is that before the start of this season's Champions League, the first favorite team Manchester City was in the knockout zone, Manchester City won 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in 7 rounds of Champions League games, and only scored 8 points, and is currently ranked 25th, that is, the first place in the knockout zone.

The 8th round of the Champions League stage (the final game) is as follows, with Manchester City hosting Club Brugge, and a win should not be a problem to qualify for the play-offs. So the question is, which teams are everyone optimistic about to qualify directly? Tell us what you think.