Liverpool remain the only team with a 100 percent record in the Champions League after five rounds, but Inter and Atalanta are very close to securing qualification, while Milan make the jump ahead of Juventus.

This season the new format was introduced, where all results are displayed in one table.

The top eight go directly to the round of 16, while the teams from ninth to 24th place^e will face each other in a play-off stage.

As for the parties in the bottom sector, they will simply be eliminated from Europe at the end of this phase.

Liverpool defeated Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid 2-0 tonight and are on 15 points, so in fact already assured of a place in the play-offs.

Inter are in second place with 13 points and another win would make a top eight finish virtually impossible.

Atalanta is not far behind in fifth place with 11 points.

Milan now lead Juventus by nine points in the standings, leaving the Bianconeri behind by eight points.

Bologna are in every sense doomed to an early exit, with just one point and one goal in five Champions League games.

The biggest surprises are Real Madrid with six points and Paris Saint-Germain with only four, who are on the brink of elimination in January.

Three matches remain to be played in this Champions League phase.

Champions League table