GOAL tells you the way the European powerhouses together with Barcelona, Chelsea & Liverpool can qualify for the Champions League knockout stage.
The penultimate matchday of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is all set to rumble with a handful of European heavyweights but to seal a spot within the spherical of 16.
FC Barcelona’s hopes of progressing to the subsequent spherical cling by a thread as they went all the way down to Inter at San Siro and subsequently drew with the Nerazzurri at Camp Nou every week later. Their acquainted rivals in Atletico Madrid may also get knocked out in the event that they fail to beat Bayer Leverkusen as they’re within the third spot of their group with simply 4 factors from an equal variety of video games.
A few of the different large weapons like Juventus and AC Milan might additionally crash out of the elite continental membership competitors in the event that they fail to step up their sport within the remaining two matchdays of the Champions League. GOAL takes a complete have a look at all of the permutations and combos by which each workforce may attain the spherical of 16.
Which groups have certified for the Champions League final 16?
To date, holders Actual Madrid, Bayern, Man Metropolis, Napoli and shock package deal Membership Brugge have secured their passage to the knockout stage. Nonetheless, the group winners – who shall be among the many seeded groups for the spherical of 16 draw- are but to be determined.
The runners-up from every group will represent the unseeded groups.
How can every workforce qualify for the Champions League final 16?
On this part, we’ll check out every group and its members to seek out out who might qualify for the knockouts and the way.
Group A Desk
- Napoli: The Serie A outfit has already confirmed their spot within the knockouts. Nonetheless, they’re but to be confirmed as group winners. In the event that they win towards Rangers then they’ll undoubtedly end as desk toppers but when they draw, then Liverpool should lose to Ajax for that to be confirmed.
- Liverpool: The Reds simply want a degree towards Ajax to qualify for the spherical of 16.
- Ajax: The Dutch aspect face a must-win sport towards Liverpool to maintain themselves alive within the competitors.
- Rangers: They’re already out of rivalry however can nonetheless qualify for the Europa League.
Group B Desk
- Membership Brugge: The Belgian aspect have certified for the spherical of 16. They are going to be confirmed as group winners in the event that they handle to get a degree towards Porto.
- Porto: The Dragons have to win towards Membership Brugge to make sure qualification whereas counting on Atletico to lose towards Leverkusen.
- Atletico Madrid: The Rojiblancos should win each video games to make sure qualification. They have to additionally hope that Membership Brugge at the very least get a degree from their fixture towards Porto.
- Leverkusen: They are going to be confirmed in fourth place in the event that they lose once more. Even when they win their final two matches they must rely on Porto’s outcomes to make sure qualification.
Group C Desk
- Bayern Munich: The German giants are via to the spherical of 16. They are going to be confirmed as group winners in the event that they win, or if Inter drop factors.
- Inter: Simone Inzaghi’s males will qualify for the knockouts in the event that they win towards Viktoria Plzen at residence. They are going to nonetheless undergo in the event that they draw and Barcelona drop factors towards Bayern Munich at Camp Nou.
- Barcelona: The Blaugrana are in a good spot as even when they win each their remaining video games they may not qualify for the spherical of 16. Until Inter draw or lose their remaining video games, Barcelona’s probabilities of qualification are nil.
- Viktoria Plzen: They’ve crashed out of the Champions League.
Group D Desk
- Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs will qualify in the event that they win towards Sporting CP on Wednesday. They are going to be confirmed as group winners in the event that they win and Marseille lose.
- Marseille: The French outfit will qualify in the event that they win towards Frankfurt and Tottenham beat Sporting.
- Sporting CP: They are going to progress in the event that they win towards Tottenham and Frankfurt maintain Marseille to a draw. They are going to be unable to achieve the spherical of 16, however might nonetheless end third and attain the Europa League, in the event that they lose and Marseille win.
- Frankfurt: The Bundesliga aspect can nonetheless qualify in the event that they win each their matches and different outcomes go of their favour.
Group E Desk
- Chelsea: The Blues shall be via to the spherical of 16 in the event that they win towards Salzburg. In the event that they draw and Milan win then they will even be via.
- Salzburg: Salzburg will qualify in the event that they beat Chelsea and AC Milan fails to win.
- Milan: Stefano Poli’s males should win towards Dinamo Zagreb and hope that different outcomes go of their favour to qualify for the knockouts. In the event that they lose to Zagreb (by lower than three targets), they would want Chelsea and Salzburg ought to share the spoils, and must beat the Austrian aspect on the ultimate matchday.
- Dinamo Zagreb: The Croatian outfit should win each their video games towards Chelsea and Milan respectively to safe a knockout berth.
Group F Desk
- Actual Madrid: Los Blancos have already certified for the spherical of 16. They are going to emerge as group winners in the event that they get a degree towards Leipzig.
- RB Leipzig: In the event that they beat Madrid on Tuesday and Celtic win towards Shakhtar then they are going to be via to the spherical of 16.
- Shakhtar: They have to beat Celtic and hope that Madrid win in Leipzig to maintain their hopes alive within the Champions League.
- Celtic: The Scottish outfit are out of rivalry for a knockout berth.
Group G Desk
- Manchester Metropolis: Pep Guardiola’s males are via to the spherical of 16. They are going to be confirmed in first place in the event that they keep away from defeat towards Dortmund away from residence.
- Borussia Dortmund: BVB will qualify in the event that they win towards Metropolis. In the event that they draw they will nonetheless qualify however Sevilla and Copenhagen should additionally share factors.
- Sevilla: The Andalusians should not solely win their remaining two video games however they need to additionally hope that Dortmund doesn’t get a degree towards Metropolis.
- Copenhagen: Additionally they should not have their destiny in their very own palms and are depending on the outcomes of BVB. Even when they win each their matches, BVB should lose towards Metropolis for them to progress.
Group H Desk
Editors’ Picks
- PSG: Lionel Messi and Co shall be via to the spherical of 16 in the event that they win, or in the event that they draw and Juventus don’t win.
- Benfica: The Portuguese aspect will progress to the spherical of 16 in the event that they beat Juventus. Even when they drop factors towards the Bianconeri, they will qualify in the event that they beat Maccabi on the ultimate matchday.
- Juventus: Massimiliano Allegri’s males should win each their matches to maintain their probabilities alive. However they need to additionally hope that different outcomes go of their favour.
- Maccabi Haifa: They’ve a mountain to climb they usually face PSG on Tuesday. They have to win towards the Parisian aspect to remain alive within the competitors.