Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are all back in Champions League action this week
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Arsenal face an away trip to Belgium on Wednesday to play Club Brugge. They will be looking to bounce back from their Premier League defeat against Aston Villa over the weekend. The Gunners are top of the Champions League table after five games and have won every match so far.
Chelsea head to Italy on Tuesday evening to lock horns with Atalanta. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur face Slavia Prague at home. Here is a look at how many points the London trio need to get into the top eight....
How many points do Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur need to get into top eight of the Champions League
Based on last season’s final Champions League table, Arsenal only need one more point to get into the top eight. Chelsea need six more points, so two more wins. Meanwhile, Spurs require eight more points if they are to get in.
Champions League table top eight 2024/25
Liverpool, 21 points
Barcelona, 19 points
Arsenal, 19 points
Inter Milan, 21 points
Atletico Madrid, 18 points
Bayer Leverkusen, 16 points
Lille, 16 points
Aston Villa, 16 points
Current Champions League table top 20 2025/26
Arsenal, 15 points
PSG, 12 points
Bayern Munich, 12 points
Inter Milan, 12 points
Real Madrid, 12 points
Borussia Dortmund, 10 points
Chelsea, 10 points
Sporting Lisbon, 10 points
Manchester City, 10 points
Atalanta, 10 points
Newcastle United, 9 points
Atletico Madrid, 9 points
Liverpool, 9 points
Galatasaray, 9 points
PSV, 8 points
Tottenham Hotspur, 8 points
Bayer Leverkusen, 8 points
Barcelona, 7 points
Qarabag, 7 points
Napoli, 7 points
This season’s Champions League top 15 places predicted by Opta
As per Opta data via The Analyst, here is a look at the top 15 places predicted in the Champions League table...
Arsenal, 22 points
Bayern Munich, 18 points
PSG, 18 points
Real Madrid, 17 points
Inter Milan, 16 points
Manchester City, 16 points
Chelsea, 15 points
Borussia Dortmund, 15 points
Atletico Madrid, 14 points
Atalanta, 14 points
Liverpool, 14 points
Barcelona, 14 points
Sporting Lisbon, 13 points
Newcastle United, 13 points
Tottenham Hotspur, 13 points
Arsenal are being predicted to finish first on 22 points above Bayern Munich and PSG after their impressive European campaign to date. Mikel Arteta’s side are also hoping to win the Premier League title. They are two points above Manchester City in the league and three ahead of Aston Villa.
As for Chelsea, they are backed to end on 15 points in 7th position ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Spurs are being tipped to accumulate 13 points along with Newcastle United and thus finish outside the top eight which would be a blow for Thomas Frank’s side. They will get a knockout play off at least, however - if the prediction comes true.
Frank was appointed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over the summer and was appointed to replace Ange Postecoglou. The London outfit got into the Champions League after they beat Manchester United in the Europa League final in Sevilla. It has been an inconsistent start to this term for them though both domestically and in Europe and they need to find more consistency.