The results have intensified the battle for qualification, with PSG maintaining their position at the top of the table after collecting nine points from three matches. Liverpool, Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Real Betis have also won all three of their opening fixtures.

Below is the Champions League table after Matchday Three, according to the published standings.

1. Paris Saint-Germain – 9 points
2. Aston Villa – 9 points
3. Liverpool – 9 points
4. Real Madrid – 9 points
5. Real Betis – 9 points
6. VfB Stuttgart – 7 points
7. Arsenal – 7 points
8. Barcelona – 6 points
9. Como – 6 points
10. Manchester City – 6 points
11. Club Brugge – 6 points
12. Sporting CP – 6 points
13. Borussia Dortmund – 6 points
14. Bayern Munich – 5 points
15. AS Roma – 4 points
16. Atletico Madrid – 4 points
17. Shakhtar Donetsk – 4 points
18. PSV Eindhoven – 4 points
19. Villarreal – 3 points
20. Inter Milan – 3 points
21. Manchester United – 3 points
22. Napoli – 3 points
23. Galatasaray – 3 points
24. LASK – 3 points
25. Sabah – 3 points
26. Feyenoord – 3 points
27. Lens – 3 points
28. Bodo/Glimt – 3 points
29. AEK Athens – 3 points
30. RB Leipzig – 3 points
31. Fenerbahce – 2 points
32. Slavia Prague – 1 point
33. Viking – 1 point
34. Porto – 0 points
35. Lille – 0 points
36. Slovan Bratislava – 0 points

The top eight teams will qualify directly for the round of 16, while clubs finishing between ninth and 24th will enter the knockout play-offs. Teams in positions 25 to 36 will be eliminated if the league phase ends with those standings.

Manchester United will need to recover from their defeat to Como when they face Roma on November 3. Barcelona will host Aston Villa on the same date, while Arsenal travel to Slavia Prague on November 4. Those matches will provide another opportunity for the three clubs to strengthen their positions in the competition.