The tense day of Europe is on, the Champions League night that will decide the fate of Big clubs like PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern, Juventus who are sitting in the playoff zone along with Man City who is currently out of top 24.
Champions League Night Is On, Final Day For Deciding The Fate Of Big Clubs If They Could Stay In Safe Zone Of Thrown Into The Play Off Clash
Liverpool and Barcelona made their place in the round of 16 whereas Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Atalanta, and Leverkusen all have to win their matches to retain their place in the direct qualification zone. Atalanta has the biggest gamble to play as they have to defeat Barcelona to take place in the top 8.
Any unexpected results from the top eight would open the way for other teams to climb into the qualifier zone after securing their win. Aston Villa, Monaco, Feyenoord, Lille, and Breast have better chances than other teams sitting in the playoff zone to make their place any of top 8 teams lose their matches except Barcelona and Liverpool as loss of these teams would not benefit others to make their place.
Real Madrid And Juventus Could Make Place In The Top Eight Of Champions League With Calculator In Hand
The battle is difficult for Dortmund, Bayern, Real Madrid, Juventus and Celtic who all have 12 points in hand and it is their must-win match to secure 15 points. However, it would not be enough for direct qualification as all the team needs to look for results of teams like Arsenal, Atletico, Milans, and Atalanta for their fate.
Real Madrid and Breast would be an interesting match as both the teams are content in the Playoff zone. Moreover, the Inter Milan vs Monaco game is important as the loss of any side would make the 9-13th positioned team happy. Lille vs Feyenoord match would be observed by the 14-18th positioned team as it might open a scope for teams to climb up in CL table.
Manchester City Have to Win to Remain in the Champions League
The toughest situation is for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola has not even secured the play-off position. Any mishap in the game vs Club Brugge could make City watch the Champions League from the gallery this season. PSG is also not in a comfortable position as the French league leaders have to win against Stuttgart to make a position in the play-off zone. Now the fate of all the clubs would be decided in the next few hours with lots of joyous moments and disappointments for some clubs.
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