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Which will end in the top 8
While Liverpool (1st) and FC Barcelona (2nd) are assured of the Top 8 and will fight a distance struggle for first place, places directly qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League will be coveted. With 16 points, Arsenal (3rd) and Inter Milan (4th) almost assured their ticket. The English who move to Girona and the Italians who receive Monaco only need one point to compost their ticket. Even in the event of a defeat on the last day, this could be enough for the two stables.
In very favorable ballot with 15 points, we also have Atlético de Madrid (5th) which goes to Salzburg and AC Milan (6th) which moves on the lawn of Dinamo Zagreb. A draw could also be enough for these two teams even if the victory would take away any doubts. The Atalanta (7th) which has 14 points to its destiny in its hands, but will have to fight seriously. Surely condemned to win to finish in the top 8, the DEA will have a difficult match against FC Barcelona (2nd) to negotiate. Bayer Leverkusen with its 13 points (8th) has a more favorable program with the reception of Sparta Prague (29th). A victory would be sufficient for the Werkself.
In ambush, there are several teams which also have 13 points with Aston Villa (9th, +5 difference), Monaco (10th, +3 difference), Feyenoord (11th, +2 difference), Lille (12th, +2 difference) and Brest (13th, +2 difference). Among these teams, Feyenoord (11th) and Lille (12th) cross iron. If this match gives birth to a winner, he will have strong things to achieve the top 8 with some favorable results. Aston Villa which is ninth moved on the lawn of Celtic Glasgow (18th) and will have to win. Same situation for Monaco (10th) whose mission will however be much more complicated on the lawn of Inter Milan (4th). Finally, Brest (13th) will have to negotiate the reception of Real Madrid (16th) and do everything to cause a feat. For the teams placed between 14th place and 20th place with 12 points and 11 points, it is still mathematically possible, but it may be very complicated on the other hand to hang a top 8.
Who will be the seeded?
In addition to the direct qualification in the round of 16 offered by a place in the top 8, the fact of finishing between the 9th and 16th place offers an advantage. Indeed, these training courses will be standard for the dams that will compete between Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 19 February. For the teams currently in the Top 8 such as Arsenal (3rd), Inter Milan (4th), Atlético de Madrid (5th) and AC Milan (6th), this seeded place of the dams is a minimum already assured. For Atalanta (7th) and Bayer Leverkusen (8th) nothing is done even if their good difference in goals should be sufficient.
Behind we also have the ambush teams for the top 8 like Aston Villa (9th), Monaco (10th), Le Feyenoord (11th), Lille (12th) and Brest (13th) who will try to keep their advantage. Candidates at the top 8 at the start of the competition that disappointed, Borussia Dortmund (14th), Bayern Munich (15th) and Real Madrid (16th) will also try to save their advantage against Shakhtar Donetsk (27th), Slovan Bratislava ( 35th) and Brest (13th). Behind, Juventus (17th, 12 points) which receives Benfica, Celtic Glasgow (18th, 12 points) which meets iron with Aston Villa, PSV Eindhoven (19th, 11 points) which welcomes Liverpool and FC Bruges (20th, 11 points) which goes to the Manchester City lawn can glimpse a place between the 9th and 16th place in the event of a victory. For Benfica (21st), Paris Saint-Germain (22nd), Sporting CP (23rd) and Stuttgart (24th) hanging the top 16 is possible, but we will have to win while hoping for a very favorable scenario. Manchester City (25th), Dinamo Zagreb (26th) and the Shakhtar Donetsk (27th) can still qualify for the dams, but will not be head of standard.
Who will be eliminated?
For the moment, we know the identity of nine of the twelve formations that will be eliminated during the group stage of the Champions League. These are Bologna (28th), Sparta Prague (29th), RB Leipzig (30th), Girona (31st), the Red Star of Belgrade (32nd), Sturm Graz (33rd), Red Bull Salzburg (34th), Slovan Bratislava (35th) and Young Boys de Bern (36th). From then on, there are only three places left in the cart. They are currently held by Manchester City (25th, 8 points), the Dinamo Zagreb (26th, 8 points) and the Shakhtar Donetsk (27th, 7 points). The English will move to Bruges (20th) to try to get out of this critical situation when the Croats meet the iron with AC Milan (6th). These two teams must absolutely impose themselves to be able to believe it and hope for defeats of the teams placed between the 19th and 24th place. For the Shakhtar Donetsk which faces Borussia Dortmund (14th), it will be necessary to win and take care of its difference in goals (-6) while hoping that three teams placed in front of the Ukrainian club are scuttled. It seems unlikely.
Located in the Top 24, the PSV Eindhoven (19th, 11 points), FC Bruges (20th, 11 points), Benfica (21st, 10 points), Paris Saint-Germain (22nd, 10 points), Sporting CP ( 23rd, 10 points) and Stuttgart (24th, 10 points) are not immune. For the PSV Eindhoven who receives Liverpool (1st) and Bruges who moves on the lawn of Manchester City (25th), a draw will be sufficient to qualify. Even in the event of a defeat, the two clubs are likely to qualify. For Paris Saint-Germain (22nd) and the VFB Stuttgart (24th), a draw is also enough to qualify the two teams. The defeat of one of the two could however be synonymous with elimination since of Manchester City (25th) is in particular in ambush. The two Portuguese clubs, Benfica (21st) which goes to the lawn of Juventus (17th) and Sporting CP (23rd) which receives Bologna (28th) will also have to fight to the end to ensure their qualification.
