Champions League: two last tickets for the eighth… the stakes of Wednesday’s matches

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2023-12-13 08:50:44

After this Wednesday, we will officially get down to business. Final round of Champions League group matches, which will see the teams from groups E, F, G and H compete and decide their final ranking and their European future. In two of these four groups, the two qualifiers are already known. For the rest, many things still remain open and places are up for grabs.

Group E

Everything is almost decided in this group, which will only have to play prestigious matches. Meeting for first place between Atlético de Madrid (1st, 11 pts) and Lazio (2nd, 10 points), already assured of being qualified with three victories in the first five matches. At the bottom of the table, Feyenoord (3rd, 6 pts) was already assured of finishing 3rd, it will be a match for fun against Celtic (4th, 1 pt), for whom it will above all be necessary to save their honor .

The matches: Atlético-Lazio (9 p.m.) and Celtic Feyenoord (9 p.m.)

Group F

The PSG group (2nd, 7 pts), and undoubtedly the toughest and most indecisive. The Parisians go to Dortmund (1st, 10 pts), already qualified. But for the rest, everything is open. AC Milan (4th, 5 pts) and Newcastle (3rd, 5 pts), who face each other, can still finish second in the event of a victory and a bad result for the Parisians. The ranking of this group promises to evolve a lot during the evening, and the finale to be fiery.

The matches: Dortmund-PSG (9 p.m.) and Newcastle-Milan (9 p.m.)

Group G

In this group, the ranking is already fixed. Manchester City (1st, 15 pts) performed flawlessly and are guaranteed to finish first. RB Leipzig (2nd, 9 pts) will be his runner-up. Behind, Young Boys (3rd, 4 pts) can no longer be caught up by Red Star Belgrade (4th, 1 pt), since they emerged advantaged from their two confrontations against the Serbs (one draw, one victory) . Two matches for butter, therefore.

Les matchs : Leipzig-Young Boys (18h45) et Etoile Rouge-Manchester City (18h45)

Group H

With three points ahead and two victories against its first pursuer, FC Porto (2nd, 9 pts), FC Barcelona (1st, 12 pts) is assured of qualifying and finishing first. The Catalans travel to Antwerp (4th, 0 pts), who will undoubtedly want to avoid zero points. The Portuguese, on the other hand, will have a lot to play for at home against Shakhtar Donetsk (3rd, 9 pts) in a meeting which will decide who will continue in the Champions League, and who will go to the Europa League.

Les matches: FC Porto-Shakhtar Donetsk (9pm) and Antwerp-FC Barcelona (9pm)

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