UEFA Champions League

2024-25 Champions League Table after Week 7- Man City 25th; 2 English teams in top 8

Here is a look at the Champions League table (league phase 2024-25 season) as it stood after Round 7. Liverpool remain table toppers, with a 100% record after MD7, with Barcelona in second place and Arsenal in third.

Manchester City’s surprise 4-2 loss to PSG means they’re 25th in the standings, and as things stand, would be heading out of the competition.

UCL group stage table 24/25 before last week (Round 8) of league phase

Champions League Standings after Matchday 7 2024-25

The top 8 (after MD7) consists of two English and Spanish teams, three Italian teams and one German team. The Bundesliga representative is Bayer Leverkusen (who are 8th), with Dortmund and Bayern Munich languishing in 14th and 15th respectively.

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L’Equipe AS Newspaper Player Ratings PSG 4-2 Man City Champions League 2025

Here is a look at the player ratings for PSG vs Man City in the Champions League from their league phase clash on 22 January 2025. Man City lead 2-0 at one stage in the second half, but ended up crashing to a 4-2 loss.

City are now 25th in the league phase standings, and could potentially miss out on progressing to the next round. Liverpool top the CL currently, with Arsenal in third place.

City will now play Chelsea this weekend in the league, but have home advantage for that crucial fixture against Enzo Maresca’s men.

L’Equipe player ratings Paris Saint Germain 4-2 Man City

L’Equipe are generally quite harsh with their player ratings, and that’s reflected in Paris SG (6.2) and Man City (4.6)’s average team ratings. No player got more than 8 on either side, and no City player managed more than a 6/10 rating, with manager Pep Guardiola given a 4/10.

Paris SG 4-2 Manchester City L'Equipe Player Ratings 2025

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French Newspaper Player Ratings Arsenal vs AS Monaco 2024 Champions League- L’Equipe & Nice Matin

Here are the player ratings for Arsenal vs Monaco in the Champions League (MD6) from the big French newspapers- renowned sports one L’Equipe as well as local paper Nice Matin (Monaco Matin)

Arsenal 3-0 Monaco (Bukayo Saka*2, Kai Havertz)

L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs Monaco UCL December 2024

Not surprisingly, Bukayo Saka’s brace had him as Arsenal’s best player on the evening, but L’Equipe tend to be notoriously harsh in giving out player ratings, and the winger got a 8/10. No other Arsenal player got as much, but coach Mikel Arteta got the same rating for his tactics.

Arsenal vs Monaco 2024 Player Ratings L'Equipe

The lowest rated Arsenal players in L’Equipe’s players were defender Jakub Kiwior and winger Gabriel Martinelli (both 5/10), with Arsenal as a team getting a rating of 6.3/10

On the Monaco side, former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino got a good rating from the bench (6/10) and was their best performer on the evening, along with Lamine Camara. The worst ASM players, according to L’Equipe, were central defender Salisu (2/10) and forward Breel Embolo (3/10)

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