Round 2 of the European Champions League (CL) league phase was held on October 13th and 14th, and many clubs were seen winning consecutive games. In particular, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) took the lead, followed by Barcelona in second place, while Aston Villa moved up to third place. Aston Villa, to whom Japan national team goalkeeper Ayane Suzuki belongs, defeated Belgium's Club Brugge 3-2 in their first match, and then contributed to the victory with an overwhelming 6-0 victory over Turkey's Fenerbahce this season. Suzuki made several good saves during the match and greatly contributed to the team's victory.
Liverpool continued their winning streak with a 6-3 victory over Austria's LASK. Wataru Endo was unable to participate as he was not registered as a CL member. Other major clubs were also doing well, with PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Betis (all from Spain), Stuttgart (Germany), and Sporting (Portugal) achieving consecutive wins, and the standings were decided with PSG in first place, Barcelona in second, Real Madrid in eighth, and Real Betis in ninth. This leaves Real Madrid and Real Betis on the border going straight to the Round of 16.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich, to whom defender Hiroki Ito belongs, drew 3-3 with Norway's Vikings and remained in 10th place. DF Tsuyoshi Watanabe's Feyenoord won 3-2 against Italy's Como and rose to 23rd place. The clubs in 8th and 9th place on the Border have earned at least 3 points, while Bode/Glimt in 24th place are yet to pick up a point. The bottom clubs, including 25th place Roma, are without a win.
On the other hand, PSV, whose midfielder Kodai Sano played the entire team as a starter, lost to RB Leipzig 0-1 and fell to 26th place. Lille, to whom FW Kiyo Ueda belongs, lost 3-0 to Arsenal and sank to 32nd place. Ueda was substituted in the middle after starting, and did not have a big impact on the match. Furthermore, Slovan Bratislava, to whom midfielder Daiki Matsuoka belongs, lost 3-0 to Stuttgart and fell to the bottom of the 36 teams. Matsuoka only remained on the bench and did not play.
With this result, PSG and Barcelona are expected to secure the top two spots and advance to the Round of 16. Aston Villa have moved up to 3rd place and are expected to aim for a higher position in their upcoming matches. Clubs at the bottom of the rankings will be required to make tactical adjustments and review their player assignments in order to move up the rankings. It will be interesting to see how each club responds in the next round.