The 2022-23 Champions League group has reached its penultimate day and only five teams have qualified for the round of 16: Real Madrid, Bayern, Bruges, Manchester City and Naples. They can be confirmed as the first in the group on this 5th day. There are groups that need a miracle to not be left in the round of 16 and Barcelona is one of them.
The team led by Xavi Hernández will be left in the round of 16 if they lose this Wednesday against Bayern, if the two matches (his and Inter-V. Plzen) are tied or if the Interistas win. Barcelona will confirm third place and qualify for the Europa League if Inter wins or if there is a draw in both games.
The teams have qualified for the round of 16
Bayern, Bruges, Manchester City, Napoli, Real Madrid
Teams that can qualify for the round of 16 on the 5th day of this match
Benfica, Chelsea, Dortmund, Inter, Leipzig, Liverpool, Olympique de Marseille, PSG, Porto, Salzburg, Sporting de Portugal, Tottenham
Teams that can make it out of the round of 16 but finish third and gain access to the Europa League
Barcelona, Milan, Ajax, Atlético, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb, Eintracht Frankfurt, Juventus, Leverkusen, Maccabi Haifa, Sevilla, Shakhtar, Sporting de Portugal
Teams that do not have options for the round of 16 but it can be third and access the Europa League
Celtic, Plzen, Rangers
The teams have been confirmed to see their 4th and final spot
Milan, Celtic, Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb, Leverkusen, V. Plzen, Rangers, Seville
Group A
10/26/2022
Napoli (12 points) – Rangers (0)
Ajax (3) – Liverpool (9)
11/1/2022
Liverpool – Napoli
Rangers-Ajax
Napoli are classified for the round of 16. They will seal first place if they win and Liverpool don’t or if Napoli draw and Liverpool lose.
Liverpool will go into the round of 16 if they avoid defeat.
Ajax will go out in the round of 16 if they don’t win. They will be confirmed in third place and qualify for the Europa League if they are drawn and Rangers lose.
Rangers will not make it to the round of 16, but they can finish third and access the Europa League. Their fourth place will be confirmed if they lose and Ajax don’t or if Rangers draw and Ajax win.
Group B
10/26
Bruges (10 points) – Porto (6)
Athletic (4) – B. Leverkusen (3)
Club Brugge is in the round of 16. They will be confirmed first in the group if they avoid defeat.
Porto will go to the round of 16 if they win and Atlético don’t.
Atlético won’t make it to the round of 16 today, but they can finish third and access the Europa League if they don’t win and Porto wins.
Leverkusen will be confirmed in fourth place if they lose. If Porto wins or if Leverkusen draws and Porto avoids defeat, Leverkusen will miss the round of 16, but they can finish third and reach the Europa League.
Group C
10/26
Inter (7 points) – V. Plzen (0)
Barcelona (4) – Bayern (12)
01/11
Bayern – Inter
V. Plzen – Barcelona
Bayern qualified for the round of 16. They will be confirmed as group champions if they win or Inter fail.
Inter will go to the round of 16 if they win, if they draw and Barcelona don’t win, or independent of all of them if Barcelona loses.
Barcelona cannot access the round of 16 if they lose, if the two games are tied or if Inter wins. Barcelona will be confirmed in third place and reach the Europa League if Inter wins or if the two games are tied.
V. Plzen will not make it to the round of 16, but they can finish third and enter the Europa League. It will be confirmed in fourth place if they lose, if Barcelona draw and avoid defeat or regardless of all of the above if Barcelona wins.
Group D
10/26
Tottenham (7 points) – Sporting de Portugal (6)
Eintracht Frankfurt (4) – Marseille (6)
01/11
Sports – Eintracht Frankfurt
Marseille – Tottenham
Tottenham will reach the round of 16 if they win. They will be confirmed as group champions if they win and Olympique de Marseille lose.
Marseille will qualify for the round of 16 if they win alongside Tottenham.
Sporting will go into the round of 16 if they win and the other game ends in a draw. He will miss the round of 16, but could finish third and reach the Europa League if he loses and Marseille win.
Eintracht will not access the round of 16 if they lose. He will be confirmed in fourth place if he loses and Sporting wins.
Group E
10/25
Salzburg (6 points) – Chelsea (7)
Dinamo Zagreb (4) – Milan (4)
02/11
Chelsea – Dinamo Zagreb
Milan – Salzburg
Chelsea will advance to the round of 16 if they win or if they draw and Milan win. Chelsea will be confirmed in first place if they win and Dinamo Zagreb don’t.
Salzburg will reach the round of 16 if they win and AC Milan won’t.
Milan will not access the round of 16 if they lose by three goals or more. In that case, his fourth position will only be confirmed if Chelsea lose. If Milan loses and Salzburg wins, Milan will not qualify for the Round of 16.
Dinamo Zagreb will not make it to the round of 16 if they lose and Chelsea avoid defeat. In that case, it would be a mathematical fourth if Salzburg and Chelsea tie.
Group F
10/25
Celtic (1 point) – Shakhtar (5)
Leipzig (6) – Real Madrid (10)
02/11
Real Madrid-Celtic
Shakhtar-Leipzig
Real Madrid are through to the round of 16 and will be confirmed as group champions if they avoid defeat against Leipzig.
Leipzig will go to the round of 16 if they win and Shakhtar lose.
Shakhtar will not progress to the round of 16 on Matchday 5, but could finish third and reach the Europa League if they lose and Leipzig win.
Celtic will not reach the round of 16, but will still qualify for third place and the Europa League if they win.
Group G
10/25
Seville (2 points) – Copenhagen (2)
Borussia Dortmund (7) – Manchester City (10)
02/11
Manchester City – Seville
Copenhagen – Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City qualified for the round of 16. He will be confirmed in first place if he avoids defeat.
Borussia Dortmund will advance to the round of 16 if they win, if they draw and Copenhagen fail to win, or regardless of all of the above if Sevilla and Copenhagen end in a draw.
Sevilla cannot access the round of 16 if they do not win and Dortmund avoid defeat. Sevilla will confirm third place, and reach the Europa League, if they win and Dortmund avoid defeat. Sevilla will be confirmed in fourth place if they lose.
Copenhagen can’t access the round of 16 if they don’t win and Dortmund win. Copenhagen will be confirmed in third place, and will reach the Europa League, if they win and Dortmund also win. Copenhagen will be confirmed in fourth place if they lose.
Group H
10/25
PSG (8 points) – Maccabi Haifa (3)
Benfica (8) – Juventus (3)
2/11
Juventus – PSG
Maccabi Haifa – Benfica
PSG enter the round of 16 if they win or if they are drawn and Juventus do not win.
Benfica will advance to the round of 16 if they win or if they are drawn and Maccabi do not win.
Juventus cannot access the round of 16 today, but they can still be third, and access the Europa League, even if they lose.
Maccabi Haifa will not reach the round of 16 today, but they can still finish third, and access the Europa League, even if they lose.
Source: La Verdad
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