The international break has now passed, the Champions League is back on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 November. On the program, the fifth day and decisive matches that could determine new qualified for the round of 16, to join the four teams already qualified: Liverpool, Ajax Amsterdam, Bayern Munich and Juventus. Other clubs play their survival in the competition. Franceinfo: sport gives you an update on the challenges of the week’s meetings.
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Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea and Salzburg, qualifying in the sights on Tuesday
For his debut on the European scene with Barça as a coach, Xavi is playing a qualifier for the finals, in Group E where Bayern have already qualified. To do this, a success is required against Benfica Lisbon, at Camp Nou. The opportunity also for the Catalans to take revenge after the defeat (3-0) in the first leg in Portugal.
Leader of Group F, Manchester United can validate his ticket for the knockout stages from Tuesday, in the event of success on the lawn of Villarreal and a Atalanta’s misstep against the Young Boys of Bern. The Spanish club, tied on points with the English, is in the same situation. If they were to defeat the Red Devils by more than one goal, Villareal’s players would qualify. Another case to qualify: a victory and no success for Atalanta.
The Austrians of Salzburg, in Group G, are also looking for a qualification on Tuesday, and could get it if they win on the lawn of the Mastiffs. And in Group H, Juventus, already qualified, could be joined by the reigning European champion, Chelsea, if the Blues do not lose against the Turinese or if Zenith does not overthrow Malmö, already eliminated.
PSG, Dortmund, Real Madrid, Inter Milan … The qualifying teams on Wednesday
For the Parisians, a victory on the lawn of Manchester City or a defeat of Bruges in Leipzig would be synonymous with qualifying for the round of 16. A draw would also suffice, provided that the Belgians do not pocket the three points against the Germans. For the Citizens, a draw is enough against Paris, and even a defeat if at the same time, the Belgians do not win against Leipzig.
In group B, Porto can create a surprise and qualify if they win at Liverpool (whose 1st place is already acquired), at the expense of Atlético de Madrid and AC Milan, if the Milanese win. to Madrid. Decisive match in sight in Group C between Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon, with the key to qualifying for the winner, provided that the victory is wider than 1-0 for the Portuguese in order to recover the defeat of the first leg between the two clubs. For Real Madrid, leaders of Group D, the equation is simple. We must win against the Sheriff Tiraspol to reach the round of 16. On the other hand, if the Madrilenians draw, Inter could then qualify in case of victory over the Chakhtior Donetsk.
For the Youngs Boys of Bern, AC Milan, Zénith and Seville, elimination is near
Malmö, who have recorded only losses so far, are already eliminated, like Besiktas in Group C and RB Leipzig in Group A. The list could grow longer this week. In this group A, Bruges could give up the qualification in the event of a defeat against the Germans in Leipzig on Wednesday, just like AC Milan in the event of a loss at home against Atlético (group B), Donetsk if it s ‘inclined to Inter Milan (group D), and Kiev in case the defeat would sanction the reception of Bayern (group E). The list does not end there with, on Tuesday, the Youngs Boys of Bern (group F) which cannot lose against Atalanta, like Seville against Wolfsburg (group G) and Zenith in Malmö (group H). And in the latter group, the Russians would even simply be eliminated if Chelsea did not lose to Juventus …