{"id":3874,"date":"2025-09-19T00:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/champions-league-standings-barca-starts-in-12th-place_314740_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:13:03","slug":"champions-league-standings-barca-starts-in-12th-place_314740_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/champions-league-standings-barca-starts-in-12th-place_314740_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Champions League 25\/26 Standings J1: Bar\u00e7a starts in 12th place"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bar\u00e7a debuted in the Champions League 25\/26 with a narrow victory against Newcastle (1-2), a result that allows Hansi Flick&#8217;s team to start the season in the &#8216;play-off&#8217; zone<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/newcastle-1-2-barcelona-rashford-double-and-victory-in-champions-league_314734_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/newcastle-1-2-fc-barcelona-rashford-resuelve-partidazo-st-james-park-con-2-golazos_314734_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/newcastle-1-2-barcelona-rashford-double-and-victory-in-champions-league_314734_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Newcastle 1-2 FC Barcelona: Rashford solves the Champions League debut with 2 great goals\">FC Barcelona added three very valuable points in England against Newcastle (1-2)<\/a> in their debut in the <strong>UEFA Champions League 2025\/26<\/strong>. Hansi Flick&#8217;s team was one of the 14 teams that debuted with a victory in the league phase, with which they start the season occupying the 12th position in the general standings.<\/p>  <p><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/rashford-double-englishman-leads-barcelona-in-newcastle_314737_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/rashford-superstar-marcus-guia-barcelona-newcastle-con-doblete_314737_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/rashford-double-englishman-leads-barcelona-in-newcastle_314737_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Rashford superstar! Marcus guides Bar\u00e7a in Newcastle with a double\">A double by Marcus Rashford<\/a> in the 58th and 67th minutes allowed Bar\u00e7a to take the victory in a great match at St. James&#8217; Park. After a goalless first half, the &#8217;14&#8217; of Barcelona opened the scoring with a remarkable header, assisted by <strong>Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>  <p>Nine minutes later, &#8216;Rashy&#8217; scored the second, with a powerful shot from outside the area, unstoppable for goalkeeper <strong>Pope<\/strong>. This great goal, in the end, was decisive for the Catalan triumph, since <strong>Anthony Gordon<\/strong> scored in the 90th minute for the &#8216;magpies&#8217;.<\/p>  <h2>Champions League 2025\/26 Standings on Matchday 1<\/h2>  <table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width:100%;\"> <thead><tr> <th scope=\"col\">Pos.<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Club<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">MP<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">PTS<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">GD<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">1\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Frankfurt<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">2\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PSG<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">3\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sporting CP<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">4\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Bruges<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">5\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;Saint-Gilloise<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">6\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Bayern<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">7\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Man. City<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">8\ufe0f\u20e3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Arsenal<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <ul> <li>Check the complete standings at <a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league-calendario-y-resultados.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Standings, schedule and results of the Champions League 2025\/26\">FCBN<\/a>.<\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Bar\u00e7a and Real Madrid, with the same goal difference and in the &#8216;play-offs&#8217; zone<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bar\u00e7a players celebrating one of the goals against Newcastle (1-2)\" data-id=\"1521932\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/fcbn-7746e0b2158bd1d76db7dd9d623fb4cd.webp\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a players celebrating one of the goals against Newcastle (1-2)\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Bar\u00e7a players celebrating one of the goals against Newcastle (1-2)<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>In this way, <strong>Bar\u00e7a starts the league with 3 points and a +1 in the goal difference<\/strong>. Real Madrid did the same with the victory, coming from behind and with controversy, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/mbappe-penalties-save-madrid-champions-debut_314713_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/real-madrid-1-1-marsella-penaltis-mbappe-salvan-estreno-en-champions-xabi-alonso_314713_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/mbappe-penalties-save-madrid-champions-debut_314713_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Real Madrid 2-1 Marseille: Mbapp\u00e9's penalties save Xabi Alonso's Champions League debut\">against Marseille (2-1)<\/a>. Behind the &#8216;merengues&#8217;, also with 3 points, appears Tottenham, who debuted in the tournament defeating Villarreal (1-0).<\/p>  <p>Ahead of Bar\u00e7a, in the repechage zone, appear <strong>Inter Milan, Liverpool and Qarabag<\/strong>, the first two teams with a goal difference of +2. For now, the 12 teams in the elimination zone are: Marseille, Newcastle, Villarreal, Chelsea, PSV, Ajax, Athletic, Naples, Kairat, Monaco, Galatasaray and Atalanta.<\/p>  <h2>Eintracht Frankfurt, surprising first leader of the league<\/h2>  <p>For its part, <strong>Eintracht Frankfurt<\/strong> closed matchday 1 as the first leader of the season. 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In the third position of the standings is <strong>Sporting CP<\/strong>, who defeated the debutant Kairat (4-1) in Lisbon.<\/p>  <p>The zone of direct qualification to Champions League, for the moment, is completed by Bruges, Union Saint-Gilloise, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Arsenal. <strong>The Champions League returns on Tuesday, September 30<\/strong> with matchday 2. 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