According to Tasnim news agency, on the first night of the last week of the group stage of the Champions League, tonight (Tuesday) 8 matches will be held in groups A, B, C and D, without a doubt the most important of which are the games of group B, which unlike other three groups The task of one of his climbers has not been determined yet.
The undisputed leaders in this group, Liverpool, who have scored 15 goals in all their previous 5 games and conceded only 5 goals, have confirmed their promotion as the first team in the group. Thus, the other three teams in the group, namely Porto, Milan and Atletico Madrid, will have to compete for the remaining quota, while Porto is in second place with 5 points, and both Milan and Atletico Madrid are in third place with 4 points, respectively. And are fourth. The ascent equation is not too complicated for the second team in Group B.
If Mehdi Taremi and his teammates in the Porto team defeat Atletico Madrid at home tonight, they will advance regardless of the results of the other game of the group. If Atletico Madrid wins, the team will go to the next stage, and if the game is a draw, then it remains to be seen what will happen in the next group game between Milan and Liverpool in San Siro, because if Milan were able to beat Liverpool there, the Italian representative would be higher. The representatives of Portugal and Spain will advance to the round of 16.
This scenario is not too far-fetched, at least for the Italians who saw Atalanta in a similar situation two seasons ago. Atalanta lost their first three games in the group stage that season, tied fourth, and advanced to the quarter-finals by winning their last two games. Milan has followed exactly the same path that Atalanta has taken so far, and now with a victory, of course, with another draw, the game can advance to the next stage.
group A;The Europa League is the only joy at the bottom of the table
In the first group of competitions, the task of two ascent quotas and even the position of the ascended teams has been determined. In this group, Manchester City climbed to the first team with 12 points and Paris Saint-Germain has become the second team in the group with 8 points. The main battle, however, tonight is between Leipzig, Germany and Club Brugge, Belgium, which both have 4 points and are in the third and fourth places, respectively, in terms of the goal difference in the table. In this group’s games, which are played earlier than other groups, while Leipzig hosts Manchester City, Club Brugge will play at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
Group C; A completely ceremonial night
Of the four groups that will play tonight, only the third group has no games. In this group, Ajax, which has won all its games, has already secured its promotion as the first team with 15 points. Sporting Lisbon Portugal is second with 9 points. Dortmund has 6 points and is in third place. The team does not have a chance to advance due to poor results in face-to-face games with Sporting, and given its 6-point advantage over Besiktas, it is not worried about losing third place and not going to the Europa League. In this group, while Ajax hosts Sporting Lisbon, Dortmund will play against Besiktas at home.
Group D; Duel for the lead
In the fourth group, although the faces of the two teams that advanced to the round of 16, the team that qualified for the Europa League and the eliminated team have been identified, but there is still something going on that takes the conditions of this group out of the ceremonial state like before. . Real Madrid and Inter, the first and second teams in the table, who have reached the round of 16 with 12 and 10 points, respectively, will meet tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid to determine which team will lead to the next stage. Will go and which team will be second. Inter can only take the top spot from Real Madrid if they win.
Simultaneously with this game, Shakhtar Donetsk, which has only one point, is hosting Sharif Moldova with 6 points, who is relieved to go to the Europa League, and this issue makes the game between the two teams ceremonial.
The schedule of the games of the weekend of the group stage of the European Champions League
Tuesday 7 December (16 Azar)
group A: Paris Saint-Germain – Bruges (21:15), Leipzig – Manchester City (21:15)
group B: Porto – Atletico Madrid (23:30), Milan – Liverpool (23:30)
group C: Dortmund – Besiktas (23:30), Ajax – Sporting Lisbon (23:30)
group D: Real Madrid – Inter (23:30), Shakhtar Donetsk – Sharif (23:30)
Wednesday 8 December (17 Azar)
group E: Benfica – Dynamo Kyiv (23:30), Bayern Munich – Barcelona (23:30)
group F: Manchester United – Young Boys (23:30), Atalanta – Villarreal (23:30)
group G: Salzburg – Sevilla (23:30), Wolfsburg – Lille (23:30)
group H: Juventus – Malmو (21:15), Zenit – Chelsea (21:15)