Top 10 clubs as per UEFA 5-year club ranking after 2021-22 Champions League group stage

#6 PSG (2020 Champions League finalists) - 110 points

Paris Saint-Germain players react during a UEFA Champions League fixture.

PSG have been Champions League regulars since 2012-13. This summer, they made a bevy of big-name signings.

The Ligue 1 giants brought in Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Georginio Wijnaldum and Achratf Hakimi. Among the quintet, Messi has shone the brightest, scoring five of his six PSG goals in the Champions League.

However, Mauricio Pochettino's men finished second to Manchester City. They will now face 13-time winners Real Madrid for a place in the last eight.

PSG have fared well in the Champions League in the last four seasons. After making the Round of 16 in 2018 and 2019, they made their first final in the competition, but went down to Bayern Munich. Last year, they were eliminated by Manchester City in the semis.

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#5 Real Madrid (13-time Champions League winners) - 113 points

Real Madrid have been in excellent form so far this season.

Real Madrid have fared well in the Champions League this season. After a shock home defeat to competition debutants Sheriff on Matchday 2, Los Blancos recovered to qualify for the knockouts with a game to spare.

Making their 26th consecutive appearance in the competition, Carlo Ancelotti's men won their group with a Matchday 6 win over ten-man Inter Milan.

The 13-time winners won their latest title in the competition in 2018. After successive Round of 16 exits, Real Madrid made the semis in 2021, losing to eventual winners Chelsea.

This season, Ancelotti's side will take on PSG for a place in the quarter-finals.

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#4 Chelsea (two-time Champions League winners) - 116 points

Chelsea are the defending Champions League winners.

Holders Chelsea have had an inconsistent 2021-22 Champions League campaign. They stumbled to a defeat at Juventus on Matchday 2, but took pole position in the group by beating the Bianconeri convincingly at Stamford Bridge.

However, just when it looked like they were winning their group, Zenit St. Petersburg scored an injury-time equalizer to force a share of the spoils in a six-goal thriller. With Juventus winning on the night, Chelsea dropped to second in their group. Thomas Tuchel's men will now meet LOSC Lille in the Round of 16.

The Blues made the Champions League Round of 16 in 2018 and 2020 either side of a triumph in the Europa League in 2019. Of course, they went all the way in the Champions League last season, beating Manchester City in the final.