Half of the ‘Round of 16’ slots remain open as we head into the last set of matches in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage round.
The 8 teams are into the Round of 16
PSG (Group A Winners)
Bayern Munich (Group B winners)
Juventus (Group D winners)
Barcelona (Group F winners)
Tottenham
Real Madrid
Man City
RB Leipzig
The fixtures scheduled for December 10, 2019 (Tuesday)
RB Salzburg* vs Liverpool*
Napoli* vs Genk
Inter Milan* vs Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund* vs Slavia Prague
Lyon* vs RB Leipzig
Benfica vs Zenit St. Petersburg*
Ajax* vs Valencia*
Chelsea* vs Lille
The fixtures scheduled for December 11, 2019 (Wednesday)
Paris St. Germain vs Galatasaray
Club Brugge vs Real Madrid
Bayern Munich vs Tottenham
Olympiacos vs Red Star Belgrade
Dinamo Zagreb vs Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk* vs Atalanta
Atletico Madrid* vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Bayer Leverkusen* vs Juventus
There is one spot left in the group for a place in the Round of 16
Group C | Group D | Group F | Group G
Group C
Manchester City are through.
Dinamo Zagreb vs Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta
Shakhtar Donetsk must beat Atalanta to advance with Manchester City.
If Dinamo fails to win against Manchester City, Shakhtar goes through with a draw against Atalanta.
Atalanta must win against Shakhtar Donetsk and hope the expected happens in the ‘Dinamo Zagreb vs Manchester City’ fixture.
Dinamo Zagreb must beat Manchester City, and hope Atalanta survives Shakhtar.
Group D
Juventus are through.
Atletico Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Bayer Leverkusen vs Juventus
Atletico Madrid must get a win at home against Lokomotiv Moscow to guarantee a place in the final 16. (unless Bayer Leverkusen fail to beat Juventus)
Leverkusen will hope Atletico Madrid is held from a win, while they go for a win against an unbeaten Juventus.
Group F
Barcelona are through
Borussia Dortmund vs Slavia Prague
Inter Milan vs Barcelona
Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund will have all to play for in the final round of Group F. Both teams will need the right result to advance to the Round of 16.
Unless Borussia Dortmund suffers a defeat to Slavia Prague, Inter Milan must win at home against an already qualified Barcelona to guarantee a place in the final 16.
To keep their chances of being part of the final 16 teams in the competition, Borussia Dortmund must win at home against an already eliminated Slavia Prague. A Dortmund win in addition to Inter Milan’s failure to get against Barcelona will get Borussia Dortmund in the next round.
Group G
RB Leipzig are through.
Benfica vs Zenit
Lyon vs RB Leipzig
The task in the final round will be on Lyon and Zenit to grab their place in the Round-of-16. A defeat in the last round would see them miss the Round of 16 if the other is to win their match.
The objective for Zenit St. Petersburg is to grab that right result against a Benfica side that is looking for a third-place finish and a possibility of the Europa League Round of 32.
The objective for Lyon will be to get a win against an RB Leipzig team that might want to win the group.
‘Group E’ and ‘Group H’ are fully undecided.
Group E
RB Salzburg vs Liverpool
Napoli vs Genk
Liverpool must avoid defeat away against RB Salzburg to secure a place in the knockout round.
RB Salzburg needs a win at home to fancy their chances of making it to the knock-out stage. With a ‘4-3’ defeat against Liverpool in their earlier meeting, goal-difference seem to be in Salzburg’s favor at this point.
Napoli will play at home against a Genk side that has failed to win a match so far. Napoli will be fine with a draw.
Group H
Ajax vs Valencia
Chelsea vs Lille
Ajax leads the group but could miss out on the Round of 16 if they don’t avoid defeat against Valencia.
Chelsea will take on a Lille side with nothing to lose but self-respect. The pressure will be on Chelsea to come out of the fixture with the required result.
