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Champions League: How can Liverpool, Tottenham & PSG progress to last 16?

  /  Ba1ma

There is still hope for Tottenham and Liverpool in the Champions League - but the picture is a little complicated.

Group A

Final round of fixtures (Tuesday, 11 December)

21:00 CET    Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid

21:00 CET    Monaco vs Borussia Dortmund

On Wednesday, Atletico Madrid beat Monaco 2-0 and Borussia Dortmund drew 0-0 with Club Brugge.

Both teams are now through to the last 16. If they finish level on points Dortmund have the better head-to-head record. They beat Atletico 4-0 at home, before losing 2-0 away.

Club Brugge have qualified for the Europa League knockout stage.

Group B

Final round of fixtures (Tuesday, 11 December)

21:00 CET    Barcelona vs Tottenham

21:00 CET    Inter vs PSV

After beating Inter 1-0 at Wembley on Wednesday, Mauricio Pochettino's side moved up to second in the Group B table.

They are ahead of Inter because they have a better head-to-head record in their two matches - they lead the Italians on away goals.

Spurs lost 2-1 to Inter in the San Siro in their first meeting in September. So that's 2-2 on aggregate, as it were.

This all means that if they finish level on points with Inter they will be the ones who go through.

So, if Inter beat PSV at home in their final game, Tottenham must win in Barcelona. If Inter draw, Tottenham must draw and if Inter lose, Tottenham are through.

Group C

Final round of fixtures (Tuesday, 11 December)

21:00 CET    Liverpool vs Napoli

21:00 CET    Red Star Belgrade vs PSG

Liverpool's situation is slightly more complex.

They play at home to Napoli in their final group game on Wednesday, 12 December.

They have to win that match to have any hope of progress.

If they win and PSG are beaten at Red Star Belgrade, both Liverpool and Napoli will go through. Both teams will have nine points to PSG's eight, and who finishes top will depend on the result at Anfield.

There are two ways Liverpool can finish above Napoli - with a 1-0 win or with a victory by two goals or more.

A 1-0 win would edge them through on goals scored. That's the simple scenario. This next one is a little more complicated still.

If PSG draw at Red Star and Liverpool win, the Liverpool, PSG and Napoli will be level on nine points.

They would be separated by their record in matches against each other - essentially a mini three-team group, discounting results against Red Star.

A Liverpool victory on 11 December would see them top that on six points, with PSG and Napoli level on five points.

Who progresses out of those two would depend on Napoli's result at Anfield.

Group D

Final round of fixtures (Tuesday, 11 December)

18:55 CET    Schalke 04 vs Lokomotiv Moscow

18:55 CET    Galatasaray vs Porto

Galatasaray's 2-0 defeat at Lokomotiv Moscow meant by the time Porto and Schalke had already reached the last 16.

Porto sealed top spot with a 3-1 home victory over the Germans.

Group E

Final round of fixtures (Wednesday, 12 December).

21:00 CET    Ajax vs Bayern Munich

21:00 CET    Benfica vs AEK Athens

On Tuesday, 27 November, Bayern Munich thrashed Benfica 5-1 and Ajax won 2-0 at AEK Athens as both winners advanced to the knockout stage.

Bundesliga champions Bayern will top the group if they avoid defeat at Ajax, while the Eredivisie side need a victory to overtake them into first place.

Benfica take the consolation prize of a Europa League place, while AEK Athens are without a point and will finish bottom of the group.

Group F

Final round of fixtures (Wednesday, 12 December)

21:00 CET    Manchester City vs Hoffenheim

21:00 CET    Shakhtar Donetsk vs Lyon

Manchester City's 2-2 draw at Lyon allowed them to progress to the knockout stage and Pep Guardiola's side will finish top of the group if they avoid defeat against Hoffenheim in their final game.

Taison's injury-time winner for Shakhtar Donetsk at Hoffenheim put the cat amongst the pigeons for the second spot, as the Ukrainian side will go through if they beat Lyon .

Hoffenheim cannot progress, but will qualify for the Europa League if they beat City and Lyon beat Shakhtar.

Group G

Final round of fixtures (Wednesday, 12 December)

18:55 CET    Real Madrid vs CSKA Moscow

18:55 CET    Viktoria Plzen vs Roma

Real Madrid's 2-0 win at Roma ensured they will top the group, but the Italians also progressed to the knockout phase after CSKA Moscow were beaten by Viktoria Plzen.

CSKA, bottom of the group as it stands, need to better third-placed Plzen's result in the final game to clinch a Europa League spot in their place.

Group H

Final round of fixtures (Wednesday, 12 December)

21:00 CET    Barcelona vs Tottenham

21:00 CET    Young Boys vs Juventus

Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic and Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini scored the winning goals to take their sides into the knockout stage.

United will top the group if they beat Valencia - who will enter the Europa League - in their final game AND Serie A champions Juve suffer a shock defeat at Young Boys, who are eliminated from Europa contention and will finish bottom.