Matchdays 1-6 are Group Stage legs (home + away). 16 games each.
Matchday 7 and 8 are the Last 16 legs. 8 games each.
Matchday 9 will be the QF. 8 games.
Matchday 10 will be SF legs + Final. 5 games.
There are 125 matches in total being played in the Champions League and we have left 96 matches behind with the group stage. We have left nearly 77% of the pool behind if we look at it in terms of Pot A. If I understood the statement above correctly for Pot B we have left only the 60% part behind. Meaning if you are behind in Pot B your chance to climb upwards is much higher compared to Pot A.
Oh wait, Im confused so how is it different between pot A and B? Its the same total of matches being played after the end of the group stage. In terms of catching up I guess it will be alot easier to catch up on pot A compared to pot B if you are way behind the competition. We probably wont get any underdog lucky win again top 16 so even by consistently manage to get atleast 20 points on each round might not be a guarantee to be on top 10 by the end of the UCL
I am waiting to see the draw in few days, but my early favorites to go in next round are Real Madrid and Bayern.
Its going to be interesting if either of these teams are drawn with PSG on top 16.