The champions is more open that never this season

9 teams classified for eighth of Champions League

9 teams classified for eighth of Champions League

Published:26/11/2015 - 12:23h

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To fault that it play only a day more than the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League 2015-16, only nine teams have already ensured the note to the eighth of final of the competition. 13 clubs will have to play the pass in a last party of infarct

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Accustomed usually to see how some teams assumed a clear superiority in his respective groups during the last seasons, arriving to the last day of the phase of groups of UEFA Champions League only with the incógnita of who would be first or second of group, but with the big majority of the already sold fish, the reality this campaign 2015-16 is that the Champions is more open that never to fault of a day so that they close the eighth of final, with only 9 teams that have guaranteeed the access to the following round and 13 groups that will have to play his survival in the maximum European stair in a last party of infarct.

Real Madrid, PSG, Athletic, Benfica, Juventus of Turín, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Zenith are the teams that already are classified for the eighth of final of the Champions League, but exist other "big "" of Europe, as Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United, that will have to play his presence in the following round of here to two weeks. In the Group To, for example, Real Madrid and PSG already are classified and Shakhtar and Malmö will have to play in a last appointment the third place that gives access to the Europe League, in a note that probably will attain the Ukrainian group when having more experience that the Swedish in Europe.

In the Group B, everything is much more tightened: Manchester United, PSV and Wolfsburgo will play two squares for eighth to which no longer can aspire mathematically the CSKA of Moscow. Those who better have it are the "network devils" and the German team, although they will confront in the last day and this could take advantage of it the PSV in the case that any of the two rivals lose, since the Dutch will happen of group if they obtain a victory against the Russians. In the Group C, Athletic of Madrid and Benfica already are in the following round, whereas in the Group D the Borussia M'Gladbach still has option to classify for eighth if it wins to the Manchester City in the last day, although the "citizens" are the favourites to accompany to the Juventus of Turín.

In the Group And, the one of the FC Barcelona, the reality is that so much Rome like Bayer Leverkusen and BEATS have of options to classify in the case that they give a series of combinations, what leaves all open although the one who go out like second of group could be one of the "cenicientas" of face to the eighth of Champions, given the toneless level showed up to now. In the Group F, with the Bayern classified Munich, the Arsenal will need to win by more than a goal of difference to the Olympiakos if it wishes to classify like second and that do not do it the Greeks.

In the Group G, Port wine, Chelsea and Dinamo of Kiev will play also the two squares for the eighth and the "blues" will need to mark against the Port wine in Stamford Bridge to be in the following round, something that is not at all sure taking into account the doubtful state of form of the group londinense this season. Finally, in the Group H and with the already classified Zenith like first, Valencia will achieve to classify if it wins to the Lyon and the Gante does not happen of the tie in front of the Russians. In definite, a series of quinielas that will do much more thrilling the last day of Champions League, still with everything at stake for a lot of teams in Europe. The Barça, luckily, will be able to allow give minutes to the no usual players against the Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

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