The real excitement in the Champions League will also be experienced after the transfer period. Because the teams that want to get into the top eight will fight hard. Liverpool is probably the only one that has guaranteed to get into the top eight yet. There is still a chance that the other teams will not be in the top eight, but I think the teams in the last 7-8 places will try very hard not to fall out of the top eight. Milan will try to get into the top eight by adding good players to the team. They are in a better position in the UCL than the Italian league.
It is certain actually for Liverpool because with their current points acquisition direct qualification is a very possible thing to happen but for several clubs below even though it is Barcelona they still have to be able to win at least 1 more match to ensure themselves because after all the points in the standings are currently quite tight so the remaining 2 matches can be a situation to determine whether they can qualify directly or have to go through the play off phase first.
From position 3 for Arsenal to position 21 for Celtic their gap is only 4 points so actually if it is possible to see the possibility of 6 points obtained in the last 2 matches or there are clubs that lose 2 matches in the remaining league phase then it could be that their conditions will be much more difficult than expected at this time.
It's really interesting but on the one hand I still don't like the league phase because of the conditions some clubs seem to be forced to compete with poor conditions for the players due to the tight schedule. Although in terms of competition it looks good but still in terms of the quality of the matches each week it feels more decreased for me.