CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

HOW THEY STAND AND WHO CAN QUALIFY

GROUP A

Portuguese champions Porto are already through.  Paris Saint-Germain only needs a draw on Wednesday against Dynamo Kiev to qualify for the next round.

Next fixtures: November 21
Porto v Dinamo Zagreb
Dynamo Kiev v PSG

GROUP B

This group is wide open. Schalke has 8 points, Arsenal 7 and Olympiacos 6. Arsenal will travel to Greece to play Olympiacos in their last group match so will have to win the game at home against Montpellier to make their qualification easy. If they do that and Schalke beat Olympiacos, both teams will go through.

Next fixtures: November 21
Arsenal v Montpellier
Schalke v Olympiacos

GROUP C

Anderlecht can overtake Milan into second place if they win and Milan will also qualify and knock out Belgian opponents if they win and Zenit loses against Malaga. Malaga only needs one point to win the group.

Next fixtures: November 21
Zenit v Malaga
Anderlecht v Milan

GROUP D

 

City must win against Real Madried to avoid crashing out in the group stage for a second successive year, but they are unbeatedn in 19 European matches at home. Dortmund, like Real Madrid, only need a point to go through.

 

Next fixtures: November 21

Ajax v Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City v Read Madrid

 

Try and stop Ronaldo, that might help.

 

 

 

 

GROUP E

 

If Chelsea beats Juventus in Turin then they'll qualify for the next round, but they've only won once in eight visits to Italy. So the odds doesn't favour a victory for them. If They draw and Shakhtar beat Nordsjaelland then it will go down to the final matches.

 

Next fixtures: November 20

Nordsjaelland v Shakhtar

Juventus v Chelsea

 

 

 

 

GROUP F

 

If BATE fails to win against Lille then the victor of Bayern Munich against Valencia will go through. The Belarusian side have only ever won one Champions League match, but it was against Lille in September.

 

Next fixtures: November 20

BATE Borisov v Lille

Valencia v Baryern Munich

 

 

 

 

 

GROUP G

 

Celtic are almost in the next round - a win against Benfica will send them through but even a score-draw will be enough if Spartak Moscow don't win against Barcelona, who will go through with a draw.

 

Next fixtures: November 20

Spartak Moscow v Barcelona

Benfica v Celtic

 

 

 

GROUP H

 

Manchester United are already through with four wins in four, but second place is up for graps. Galatasaray and Cluj are on four points and Braga have three. The Turkish side are top of their domestic league but lost surprisingly last Friday and drew the match before that and haven't won in two. Defeat for Braga and they're out.

 

Next fixtures: Novemebr 20

Galatasaray v Manchester United

Cluj v Braga