On the evening of the last round of the Champions League group stage, the last five teams to reach the quarter-finals will be revealed. Ten clubs are fighting for these spots, and what each of these teams needs to do to make it to the knockout stages will be reviewed in this Eurofootball.com article.
Group E
Already through to the next stage: "Barcelona"
Contending for the last ticket: "Roma", "Bayer" and "Bate"
Possible scenarios:
If "Roma" beats "Bate" – "Roma" goes to the next stage;
If "Roma" draws with "Bate" and "Bayer" loses to "Barcelona" – "Roma" goes to the next stage;
If "Roma" loses to "Bate" and "Bayer" beats "Barcelona" – "Bayer" goes to the next stage;
If "Roma" loses to "Bate" and "Bayer" loses to "Barcelona" – "Bate" goes to the next stage.
Group F
Already through to the next stage: "Bayern"
Contending for the last ticket: "Olympiakos" and "Arsenal"
Possible scenarios:
If "Arsenal" wins and scores three or more goals – "Arsenal" goes to the next stage;
If "Arsenal" wins 2:0 – "Arsenal" goes to the next stage;
In all other cases – "Olympiacos" goes to the next stage.
Group G
No clubs have made it to the next stage
Contending for two tickets: "Chelsea", "Porto" and "Dynamo"
Possible scenarios:
If "Dynamo" loses to "Maccabi" – "Chelsea" and "Porto" go to the next stage;
If "Chelsea" does not lose to "Porto" and "Dynamo" wins against "Maccabi" – "Chelsea" and "Dynamo" go to the next stage;
If "Chelsea" loses to "Porto" and "Dynamo" wins against "Maccabi" – "Porto" and "Dynamo" go to the next stage.
Group H
Already through to the next stage: "Zenit"
Contending for the last ticket: "Gent" and "Valencia"
Possible scenarios:
If "Gent" wins against "Zenit" – "Gent" goes to the next stage;
If "Valencia" loses to "Lyon" – "Gent" goes to the next stage;
If "Gent" loses to "Zenit" and "Valencia" wins against "Lyon" – "Valencia" goes to the next stage.
Tautvydas Sakalauskas
