The League Phase of the UEFA Champions League comes to an end today with 18 matches set to be played simultaneously. There are teams that have automatically qualified for the round of 16, there are also those that might secure automatic qualification after today’s matches, there are those that will qualify for the play-off and there are those that are down and out. Where does your darling club stand?
Sporting CP are 23rd on the table with 10 points, they will take on Bologna who are already eliminated. A very good result for the Portuguese can see them through to the play-offs.
PSV welcome Liverpool to the Philips Arena. At 19th place with 11 points the Dutch side still have a chance of qualifying while their opponents who have secured maximum 21 points have already secured an automatic qualification.
Liverpool have won all their matches
Young Boys in 36th place with no point will host Crvena Zvezda who are 32nd with only three points. Both sides are eliminated.
Suttgart welcome Paris Saint Germaine to the Stuttgart Arena with both sides on 10 points with a possibility of qualifying for the play-offs.
Sturm Graz will take on Leipzig in a match that has no consequence as both sides have secured only three points respectively and are therefore eliminated.
After throwing away their two goal lead in Paris last week to lose 4-2 to PSG, Manchester City have a last chance to redeem their qualification to the next round when they host Club Brugge.
At 25th and 20th positions respectively and with eight points and 11 points respectively, both sides can still qualify for the next round.
Bayern Munich have secured 12 points and are 15th on the log, so they have the chance of either qualifying automatically or reaching the play-offs, however, they will be facing an already eliminated Slovan Bratislava.
Robert Lewandowski is the highest goal scorer with nine goals.
Inter Milan welcome Monaco to the San Siro in a clash that will see both sides either secure an automatic qualification or qualify for the play-off depending on the outcome of the match.
Borussia Dortmund are certain that they will not be eliminated as they are 14th with 12 points. They will tread tackles with Shakhtar Donetsk, who are 27th with seven points and can only secure a play-off place.
Barcelona have automatically qualified for the round of 16 but they will confront Atalanta who are 7th with 14 points and could either qualify automatically or at worst qualify for the play-off.
Bayer Leverkusen are eighth on the log with 13 points and can either qualify automatically or participate in the play-offs. They will take on already eliminated Sparta Praha.
Juventus will welcome Benfica to Turin in a clash that will most definitely be explosive. The Italians have the chance of either qualifying automatically or going through the play-offs while their opponents from Portugal are only fighting for a play-off spot.
GNK Dinamo will confront AC Milan. The Italians are certain for either automatic place or a play-off, but their opponents are fighting desperately for a play-off place.
Already eliminated Salzburg will take on Atletico Madrid who can still qualify through the play-offs or automatically.
Lille and Feyenoord are 12th and 11th respectively. No matter the outcome of their encounter both sides are certain for automatic ticket to the round of 16 or to engage in a play-off.
Aston Villa will welcome Celtic to the Villa Park with both teams sure that they cannot be eliminated, so they will be fighting for either automatic qualification or a play-off.
De Ketelaere of Atalanta is the Assist King with five assists.
Girona of Spain will take on Arsenal with the Spaniards already eliminated while Arsenal will qualify automatically if they can take all three points.
Brest will lurk horns with the defending champions, Real Madrid. Both sides cannot be eliminated so they will either qualify automatically or participate in play-offs.
Remember, the first eight teams will qualify automatically while those that finished between ninth and 24th will participate in the play-offs.
The play-off will take place in the mid-week of February 11/12 for the first leg and the second leg will take place a week later.
