This season's Champions League stage is already halfway through, and the top eight are basically the top teams from the five major leagues.

The top eight after half this season are: Bayern, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Paris, Newcastle, Real Madrid, and Liverpool.

In last season, only 4 of the top 8 teams after the halfway stage of the Champions League advanced to the knockout rounds, and 4 teams were squeezed out of the pass zone. Although this is related to the team's strength and schedule, it also serves as a reminder to the top 8 this season that they cannot be careless.

The top 8 after the half-way period of last season’s Champions League: Liverpool, Sporting CP, Monaco, Brest, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Dortmund, Aston Villa (the 4 teams in bold ultimately missed the pass)

The top 8 of last season’s Champions League knockout round: Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa