Champions League: the current standings, situation and schedule for Inter | OneFootball

Another narrow win without conceding, and Inter now have 13 points in the UEFA Champions League standings. The Nerazzurri's unbeaten journey in the league phase continues: after drawing their opener against Manchester City, they've since got the better of Crvena Zvezda, Young Boys, Arsenal and Leipzig.

Ahead of the fixtures on Wednesday 27 November - Liverpool could return to the top by beating Real Madrid and Monaco have the opportunity to go level with Simone Inzaghi's men - Inter momentarily sit top of the table after five matchdays.

The Nerazzurri have kept five consecutive clean sheets, a run that started against Manchester City in Manchester (0-0) and continued with wins over Crvena Zvezda (4-0), Young Boys (0-1), Arsenal (1-0) and Leipzig (1-0).

In the league lhase, the top eight teams will qualify directly for the knockout rounds of the Champions League, while those finishing between ninth and 24th place after eight matches will have to participate in a two-legged playoff to earn a spot in the round of 16.

Inter's next Champions League match will be against Bayer in Leverkusen on Tuesday 10 December. Then, the Nerazzurri will travel to Prague to face Sparta on 22 January 2025 before taking on Monaco at home on 29 January.

INTER'S FIXTURES

MATCHDAY 1 Manchester City 0-0 Inter

MATCHDAY 2 Inter 4-0 Crvena Zvezda

MATCHDAY 3 Young Boys 0-1 Inter

MATCHDAY 4 Inter 1-0 Arsenal

MATCHDAY 5 Inter 1-0 RB Leipzig

MATCHDAY 6 Tuesday, 10 December at 21:00 CET Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter

MATCHDAY 7 Wednesday, 22 January at 21:00 CET Sparta Prague vs. Inter

MATCHDAY 8 Wednesday, 29 January at 21:00 CET Inter vs. AS Monaco Tickets here

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RULES

The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to secure their path to the last 16 of the competition. Teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa League.

What happens if teams have the same number of points during the league phase?

If two or more teams are equal on points during the league phase, the following criteria are applied, in this order, to determine their rankings:

a. Superior goal difference in the league phase b. Higher number of goals scored in the league phase c. Higher number of away goals scored in the league phase d. Higher number of wins in the league phase e. Higher number of away wins in the league phase

If the teams are still tied after applying these criteria, they will be ranked equally in the table and be ordered alphabetically based on their abbreviated name.

How will teams be separated if they finish the league phase on the same number of points?

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the league phase matches, the following criteria are applied, in this order, to determine their rankings:

a. Superior goal difference in the league phase b. Higher number of goals scored in the league phase c. Higher number of away goals scored in the league phase d. Higher number of wins in the league phase e. Higher number of away wins in the league phase f. Higher number of points obtained collectively by league phase opponents g. Superior collective goal difference of league phase opponents h. Higher number of goals scored collectively by league phase opponents i. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all league phase matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points) j. Higher club coefficient