How the Round of 16 Was Formed: Final Group Standings
Group A 🇧🇷 Palmeiras – 5 pts 🇺🇸 Inter Miami – 5 pts
Group B 🇫🇷 PSG – 6 pts 🇧🇷 Botafogo – 6 pts
Group C 🇵🇹 Benfica – 7 pts 🇩🇪 Bayern Munich – 6 pts
Group D 🇧🇷 Flamengo – 7 pts 🏴 Chelsea – 6 pts
Group E 🇮🇹 Inter Milan – 7 pts 🇲🇽 Monterrey – 5 pts
Group F 🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund – 7 pts 🇧🇷 Fluminense – 5 pts
Group G 🇮🇹 Juventus – 6 pts 🏴 Manchester City – 6 pts
Group H 🇪🇸 Real Madrid – 4 Al Hilal – 4 pts ( Likely to qualify with one last match)
Group Stage MVPs 🏆🏆
🏆Group A: Oscar Ustari (Inter Miami) – 2 clean sheets, 1 penalty save. Hero vs Al Ahly.
🏆Group B: Vitinha (PSG) – Scored, assisted, dictated tempo. Atlético couldn’t touch him.
🏆Group C: Ángel Di María (Benfica) – Class act. Goals, assists, swagger.
🏆Group D: Gerson (Flamengo) – Calm on the ball, fire in the duels. Captain-level impact.
🏆Group E: Lautaro Martínez (Inter) – Big goals, leadership, ran the frontline.
🏆Group F: Julian Brandt (Dortmund) – Kept things ticking, unlocked tight defenses.
🏆Group G: Kenan Yıldız (Juventus) – Direct, fearless, 3 goals. Star in the making.
🏆Group H: Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid) – Explosive in key moments, carried Madrid forward.
Big Winners and Loud Exits
✅Winners;
🔹Brazil: All four clubs qualified. Palmeiras and Flamengo topped groups, Botafogo knocked out Atlético, Fluminense edged in with quiet brilliance.
🔹Europe: Powerhouses did their job — and then some. 6 teams through, 5 as group winners.
🔹Bayern & Benfica: Joint best attacking returns, both topped tough groups.
❌Shock Exits;
Atlético Madrid – 6 points and still out. Head-to-head heartbreak. Seattle Sounders & LAFC – No U.S. club other than Inter Miami survives. All African teams – Early exit from all them. African and Middle Eastern reps fall short.
🧨 Quarter-Final Lineup
Now the bracket is set. No room for slip-ups anymore.
🔹Fluminense vs Al-Hilal
🔹Palmeiras vs Chelsea
🔹PSG vs Bayern Munich
🔹Real Madrid vs Dortmund
Every game is a real contest. There are no easy paths to the final.
Final Word
The group stage was wild. The round of 16 was ruthless. Now we’re down to eight. Can Dortmund survive Madrid’s storm? Will Palmeiras outwork Chelsea’s stars? Can Bayern shock PSG? There’s no second chance from here. Just 90 minutes that could define a club’s season or its history. “We’ve made history already this season. But we want more.” — Luis Enrique Now the real chase begins.
